“So September was a big challenge. That was the point, I guess, but I think that I ended up having a harder time than Cathie with the whole thing, even though she was the one limiting herself considerably. I grew up in a home where I wanted for nothing really. If we wanted something, we would just ...
No Spend September: My Husband’s Perspective
MY NEW CHALLENGE: No Spend September
Happy September everyone! I have decided to do a new challenge for myself this month. As you may recall, last October I played the Mins game and ended up donating/trashing 465 items in a single month. My new challenge: No Spend September. The inspiration for this challenge comes from reading The ...
“I want to minimize, but what do I do with all my stuff?”
“I WANT TO MINIMIZE, BUT WHAT DO I DO WITH ALL MY STUFF?” Not gonna lie…I am pretty ashamed of myself. I haven’t written a blog post in over TWO MONTHS. Despite the last couple of months being insanely busy with the holidays, entertaining, working full-time, and spending a week in Mexico, this is ...
Why I’m Not Going Black Friday Shopping
Happy Belated Thanksgiving to all my American readers! I hope that you all had a wonderful day celebrating with family and friends! Although Canada tends to be America 2.0 in many respects, we have our own Thanksgiving Day in October, so Thursday was just a boring old work day for all of us up here ...
30 Days & 465 Items Later: My Review of the Mins Game
I did it. I successfully completed the Mins Game. In case you don’t have a clue what I’m talking about, the Mins Game was developed by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, AKA the dynamic duo known as the Minimalists. (Check out their blog for more info about them or you can check out my first ...
MINS GAME: October Minimalism Challenge
Over the month of October, I will be playing the “Minimalism Game” or “Mins Game,” coined by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus (but you might know them better as “The Minimalists”). They discovered the benefits of minimalism around 2010, and since then have built a minimalist empire (ooohh ...