I have been on a strict budget for some time now. Saving to take six months leave from my normal PA role and being frugal while I was working from home, has really made me examine how and where I spend my money.
While I have missed a couple of things like travelling and socialising with friends as much as I used to, what I have not missed is buying a lot of ‘stuff’.
I have been quite amazed and inspired by how much I can actually live on and what it actually takes to make me happy. Through necessity, I have adopted a much simpler lifestyle and to my surprise I am actually enjoying it!
I have also discovered I am not alone. Exploring the blogosphere, I have found some great blogs based on simplifing your life – whether it be by getting out of debt and having more financial freedom, scaling back on possessions, clearing your home of clutter (I am still working on that as the mess in my office will attest) and generally leading a less materialistic and simpler lifestyle.
Zen Habits - by Leo Babuata
A Guided Tour of Zen Habits This link will get you to the Zen Habits start here page, which is full of great links to posts.
This is another one of Leo’s blogs. Blog design doesn’t get much more minimal than this one! All you will find is interesting content.
Rowdy Kittens by Tammy Strobel
This was a new discovery and I am already a HUGE fan! I have included the link to her start here page.
Far Beyond the Stars by Everett Bogue
Another new find. I am still discovering this one myself!
Stone Soup by Jules Clancy
I couldn’t resist this one! To be clear, I am not a cook. I never have most of the basic ingredients in my pantry to make recipes from cook books. Naturally I was intrigued by the idea of a minimalist cooking blog.
Do you have any favourite minimalist blogs you can recommend? Feel free to add your comments.
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Hi Thea,
a simple life can be a good one. Simple isn’t necessarily frugal, simple stuff can also be expensive…the sites you list seem to be pretty interesting. Will take the time to check them out.
Thanks for sharing.
Take care
Oliver
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Hi Oliver
Thanks for your comment. I hope you enjoy the sites and find lots of interesting reading.
Thank you for stopping by and look forward to seeing you again.
Cheers
Thea