Benefits Archive

  • Minimalism lends well to (modern) nomadism

    Posted on 15 June , 2011 | 8 Comments
    Tweet From my (and BF’s) personal experiences, being a minimalist has a lot of benefits, namely being able to be a sort of a nomad. I used to joke (early on) that I was a nomad, because I had no fixed address and stayed in […]

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  • Top 10 Reasons to Consider Sleeping on the Floor

    Posted on 18 May , 2011 | 54 Comments
    Tweet Bla bla bla. You’ve heard me wax poetic about sleeping on the floor, but I thought I’d go into a bit more detail about all of the benefits to us, not just the main ones. 10 BENEFITS TO SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR You’ll never […]

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  • The #1 way clutter can cost you money

    Posted on 22 November , 2010 | 15 Comments
    Tweet The biggest reason is that it is easy to misplace things. If I am not organized with my files and a clutter bug, I could potentially misplace any of the following: cheques bills bank statements cash It costs me money in paying interest fees […]

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  • A Minimalist’s Train of Thought: Why Minimalism, What it means to me and What its Benefits are

    Posted on 15 November , 2010 | 67 Comments
    Tweet People always ask why I became a minimalist, and my answer is always: The less you have and do, the more you will feel free. That  simple sentence took me 3 years in the making to understand, so I’ve come up with the following […]

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  • Is it easy to be a minimalist?

    Posted on 25 June , 2010 | 8 Comments
    Tweet Yes and No. Yes, because the answer to 90% of your questions such as “should I buy this?” is “No”. There, done. *dusts hands off* No, because you have to really be on top of what you own; you don’t want to be buying […]

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