{"id":3895,"date":"2023-08-26T23:10:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T03:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/inspiring-simplicity-weekend-reads-14\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T23:10:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T03:10:25","slug":"inspiring-simplicity-weekend-reads-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/inspiring-simplicity-weekend-reads-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-27260 br-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/youll-love-owning-less-1024x649.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" alt=\"\" data-brsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/youll-love-owning-less-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/youll-love-owning-less-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/youll-love-owning-less-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/youll-love-owning-less-1536x973.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/youll-love-owning-less-2048x1297.jpg 2048w\" data-brsizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>My desire with each Weekend Reads is to provide you with articles and posts that encourage simplicity and minimalist living. Below, you will find links to blog posts and news stories that I hand-picked over the last couple weeks. I hope you find inspiration and practical help inside them.<\/p>\n<p>That is my goal on Becoming Minimalist: to intentionally promote simplicity in a world that needs to hear it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12413469\/Minimalist-mother-gets-rid-belongings.html\">My Family\u2019s Clutter Was Stressing Me Out So I\u2019ve Got Rid of 1,000 Things From My Home<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\">Daily Mail<\/a> by Siofra Brennan. A mom first began adopting minimalism 10 years ago after finding herself \u2018overwhelmed\u2019 with the clutter in her house.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/culture\/2023\/08\/get-rid-of-books-decluttering-reading.html\">Get Rid of Your Books<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/\">Slate<\/a> by Dorie Chevlen. Couldn\u2019t you use a little extra space?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nosidebar.com\/simple-living-tips-for-everyone\/\">Simple Living Tips For Everyone<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nosidebar.com\">No Sidebar<\/a>. This journey about a simpler lifestyle isn\u2019t about striving for perfection or rigid rules; it\u2019s about making choices that align with your values and aspirations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joshuabecker\/2023\/08\/18\/61-of-americans-live-paycheck-to-paycheck-heres-the-simple-solution-were-overlooking\/?sh=1d5ec03fc768\">61% Of Americans Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck: Here\u2019s The Simple Solution We\u2019re Overlooking<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/\">Forbes<\/a> by Joshua Becker. More money often just leads to more spending. The real, often overlooked solution most of are missing? Spend less.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.money\/minimalism-the-unexpected-path-to-financial-freedom\/\">Minimalism: The Unexpected Path to Financial Freedom<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/simple.money\">Simple Money<\/a> by Richard James. Instead of obsessing over what we don\u2019t have, minimalism encourages us to appreciate what we do have. And in doing so, we discover that we may actually need less than we think.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theplainsimplelife.com\/reasons-i-love-minimalism\/\">17 Reasons I Love Minimalism: Less Stuff Equals More Living<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/theplainsimplelife.com\">The Plain Simple Life<\/a> by Voureen. \u201cI started to realise that minimalism wasn\u2019t about deprivation or living without; rather, it was about intentionality and only having what truly made me happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recently Released Inspiring Videos<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HJyds76XyiQ\">8 Scientifically Proven Ways to Simplify Your Life<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JoshuaBecker\">YouTube<\/a> by Joshua Becker. Life can be complicated, but there are steps we can take to make our lives a little easier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3sXRP_jEdFI\">You Matter to Me<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JoshuaBecker\">YouTube<\/a> by Joshua Becker. You matter to me because of the bold steps you\u2019ve taken to pursue owning less and elevate your greatest values.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Resources<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sparklp.co\/p\/a26817573b\">The Curiosity Chronicle<\/a> by Sahil Bloom. Sahil publishes a <a href=\"https:\/\/sparklp.co\/p\/a26817573b\">free email newsletter<\/a> twice\/week that is focused on actionable, tactical insights that can be immediately implemented for personal development and growth. I signed up for the newsletter almost 9 months ago and really enjoy it. Maybe you will too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"share-after share-filled share-small\" id=\"share-after-28967\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My desire with each Weekend Reads is to provide you with articles and posts that encourage simplicity and minimalist living. 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