Two Rules for Making Clutter-Clearing Easier on the Journey to Become a Minimalist While surfing the internet, I bumped into theminimalists.com (by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus). I...
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How an Outside Perspective Can Help You Clear Clutter
Get a fresh, outside perspective on your stuff When decision fatigue sets in and you find yourself staring at your things, unable to get rid of anything, it is time to bring in a fresh perspective....
The 3 Big Myths about Talents
There are a number of rather huge and prevailing myths about talents. The first myth about talents is that almost everyone assumes that it is great to have talents and that the more talents you...
Fair Play in Love and Relationships
Last month I promised I’d share more about my experiences with the book, Fair Play, by Eve Rodsky after my husband and I tried playing the game. So here is the full update… I’ve been married 16...
How to Break through Scarcity Thinking and Overwhelm: Two More Clutter Archetypes
I promised last month that I’d write about the other clutter archetypes that authors Fortin and Quilici describe in their book, New Minimalism: Decluttering and Design for Sustainable, Intentional...
Why Risk Tolerance Questionnaires May be Hazardous to Your Financial Health
I’ve long been suspect of those risk tolerance assessment questionnaires that financial advisors ask you to complete before signing off on an investment. Apparently, my suspicions are well-grounded...
How to Be Happier by Asking Yourself Better Questions
On being happier... Courtney Carver, author of Be More with Less, said, “The reason I didn’t stop drinking 10 years ago is because I thought, ‘If I don’t have a problem, I can keep drinking. If I’m...
Control Your Financial Freedom Early Retirement Date
Have you ever wondered how you can control your retirement date? It's simple, really, to get to financial freedom. But how? Believe it or not, you have more control over your retirement, or...
Have You Reached Peak Stuff?
How do you know when you've reached peak stuff? I spend a lot of time helping people clear clutter. Which leads me to wonder, why do we over-consume in the first place? This can be food or stuff or...
Tips to Help Clear Practical Clutter
Clutter-clearing Tips for Practical Types The book The New Minimalism by Cary Telander Fortin and Kyle Louise Quilici, identifies four clutter archetypes. I previously shared some clutter clearing...
Small Changes can Help Save Money and the Planet
Help Save the Planet and Save Money, Too! After watching Greta Thurnbergs’s Ted Talk, I felt I couldn’t just sit around waiting for someone else to save the planet. My professional goal is to help...
Financial Freedom: On Money and Happiness
Happiness, Money and Financial Freedom Research on happiness says that we are happier if we get experiences, not things. After announcing to my friends that I had reached peak stuff and was becoming...