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Enjoy these FREE resources I've created for you:




My books:

Simple Money

Resilient

The Magic of Words

Uncluttered

The Minimalist Family

Minimalism A to Z

Minimalism for the Holidays




Some favorite books about minimalism and simple living:

The More of Less and The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker

Soulful Simplicity and Project 333 by Courtney Carver

The Year of Less by Cait Flanders

The Joy of Less and Lightly by Francine Jay

The Minimalist Way by Erica Layne

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross

Your Money or Your Life (2018 edition) by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez

Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin

Simplify Your Life and Living the Simple Life by Elaine St. James

Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight and Let It Go by Peter Walsh


You can find many of these titles at a local bookstore or library.  The Amazon links I've included are for your convenience in reading more about each book to see if it would be of interest to you.  I am an Amazon Associate, and will receive a small commission if you decide to purchase one of these books from them.




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  1. UnknownOctober 30, 2019 at 6:28 PM

    Enjoyed it. I have written a few thoughts on topics - not as big as your site but would welcome feedback. minimalistonfire.com

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    1. Karen TrefzgerOctober 31, 2019 at 3:05 PM

      Hello! I checked out your website and really enjoyed what I had time to read. I hope it's okay with you that I decided to add a link to your site on my Resources page. I'll definitely be back to read more.
      Thanks for your comment.

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    1. Karen TrefzgerSeptember 16, 2020 at 12:20 AM

      Hi Paula, and thank you for reading! There's a "Follow by email" link at the top of the sidebar and in the dark gray info box at the bottom of the page. But no worries -- I signed you up. You should receive a confirmation email in your inbox. Reply to that to confirm your subscription, and that will take care of it!

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