{"id":5749,"date":"2024-01-13T11:35:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T15:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/inspiring-simplicity-weekend-reads-becoming-minimalist-4\/"},"modified":"2024-01-13T11:35:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T15:35:08","slug":"inspiring-simplicity-weekend-reads-becoming-minimalist-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/inspiring-simplicity-weekend-reads-becoming-minimalist-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads. &#8211; Becoming Minimalist"},"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-29650 br-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Inspiring-Simplicity-1024x648.png\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" alt=\"\" data-brsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Inspiring-Simplicity-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Inspiring-Simplicity-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Inspiring-Simplicity-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Inspiring-Simplicity.png 1152w\" 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. Here is the first edition of Inspiring Simplicity in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/money\/24009905\/money-personal-finance-goals-expectations-needs-vs-wants-economy\">You Don\u2019t Need Everything You Want<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/vox.com\">Vox<\/a> by Emily Stewart. There is nowhere you can look in society that isn\u2019t screaming at us to spend, spend, spend \u2014 and, frankly,\u00a0we view it as un-American\u00a0to live any other way. It causes us to conflate nonessentials with essentials; we don\u2019t just want the thing, we feel like we\u00a0have to have it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hackspirit.com\/i-was-determined-to-be-rich-but-then-life-showed-me-why-the-best-things-in-life-arent-things-you-can-buy\/\">I Was Determined to be Rich, But Then Life Showed Me Why the Greatest Joys Aren\u2019t Things You Can Buy<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/hackspirit.com\">Hack Spirit<\/a> by Tina Fey. If you find yourself caught in the relentless pursuit of wealth, take a moment to reflect on what truly matters to you. Remember that money can buy comfort and convenience, but not happiness or fulfillment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/12\/28\/38-year-old-only-spends-792-dollars-a-month-to-live-in-a-160-sq-ft-rv.html\">\u2018I Love Everything About It:\u2019 38-year-old Only Spends $792 a Month to Live in a 160 sq. ft. RV<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/cnbc.com\">CNBC<\/a> by Ryan Ermey. I look around and honestly say, \u201cMan, I have everything I need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nosidebar.com\/how-to-stop-shopping-impulsively\/\">How to Stop Shopping Impulsively in 2024: 24 Frugal Tips!<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nosidebar.com\">No Sidebar<\/a> by Barefoot Minimalists. Think back to all of the purchases you made last year. How many of those actually improved your quality of life? For most of us, very few of the many purchases we make actually add value to our lives. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.money\/12-personal-finance-habits-to-begin-in-2024\/\">12 Personal Finance Habits to Begin in 2024<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/simple.money\">Simple Money<\/a> by Jennifer Hayes. Consider slowly incorporating these 12 personal finance habits into your routine over the next year. Maybe start with just 1-2 and add more as you get comfortable with the idea.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recently Released Inspiring Videos<\/h2>\n<p>This month, I am publishing an in-depth Video Series on 7 Life-Changing Strategies to Change Your Spending Habits. You can find links to the first two videos here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uXfhSUZbJBw\">7 Life Changing Strategies to Change Your Spending Habits \u2013 Episode 1<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JoshuaBecker\">YouTube<\/a> by Joshua Becker. In this series, we dive deep into resetting our spending habits and ways to overcome consumerism in our lives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Dh-H5uGUrhw\">7 Life Changing Strategies to Change Your Spending Habits \u2013 Episode 2<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JoshuaBecker\">YouTube<\/a> by Joshua Becker. Part Two of the Four-video series covering Strategies 2 &amp; 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.becomingminimalist.com\/\"><strong>Uncluttered<\/strong><\/a>. If you\u2019re looking for help trying to minimize your possessions, my 12-week course will help you own less, live more, and discover the life you want. But this is the last weekend to sign-up. Registrations ends Sunday, January 14. The experience begins on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/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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