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893: Minimalism for a Balanced Life And How to Know If You're a Minimalist by Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2018

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

2 shorter, minimalist-related posts from Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents. Episode 893: Minimalism for a Balanced Life And How to Know If You're a Minimalist by Michelle Schroeder-Gardner. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner created Making Sense of Cents in order to help improve her own finances. With diligence, she was able to pay off $38,000 in student debt in 7 months, kept track of progress, and helped readers along the way. She's currently touring North America and living out of an RV. You can learn more about her and see her monthly income reports at MakingSenseOfCents.com. The original posts are located here: https://www.makingsenseofcents.com/2013/07/minimalism-for-a-balanced-life.html https://www.makingsenseofcents.com/2013/02/how-to-know-if-youre-a-minimalist.html Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 893, Minimalism for a balanced life.

1:06.0

And how to know if you're a minimalist, both by Michelle Schroeder-Garner of Making Sense of Sense.com

1:12.0

and I'm Justin Molick, your personal narrator, reading to every day just like an audiobook, but free of charge.

1:18.0

For now, it's here today's two posts and start optimizing your life.

1:22.0

Minimalism for a balanced life by Michelle Schroeder-Garner of Making Sense of Sense.com

1:32.0

What is the point of minimalism in becoming a minimalist?

1:36.0

Is it to be able to live with 100 items or less, to be nomadic and able to live anywhere in any city

1:42.0

without having to deal with the hassle of movers?

1:44.0

Are you only a minimalist if you can fit everything you need into your car?

1:48.0

Or if your house has more than 50% bare wall space?

1:52.0

Minimalism doesn't have rules, but it does have a purpose.

1:56.0

The purpose of minimalism is to live with less.

2:00.0

By living with less, we free ourselves from the shackles of consumerism and free up our time, money, and emotional capital for focusing on the things that really matter.

2:10.0

Minimalism is not decluttering.

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