Category: sustainable minimalism

New year calls for annual goal evaluation and setting up goals for the year. As I and everyone on Earth welcomed in the new year of 2023, I embarked on a journey, like many, to re-evaluate my 2022 and setting up new goals/objectives for 2023. Before I moved forward, I would like to acknowledge my… Continue reading My 2022 Recapped From Every Fabric Of My Beings

Everyone has our own circumstances: families, education, financial situations. So minimalism doesn’t look the same for everyone, or we don’t particularly go through the same path to reach there. And the “end” of the journey is again never the same, or sometimes never there. Minimalism is an ongoing process and really never ends until we… Continue reading What Does Minimalism Look Like?

“Our utility bill was $1,200 last month. Can you believe it?” I gasped for air when a lady mentioned that to me. Did my bill go up, too? How could I afford $1,200 a month for utilities? I rushed home, checked my Enmax account and found relief when I saw that I had locked my… Continue reading Being Thrifty Allows Us to Live Comfortably Amidst Rising Cost of Living – On Minimalism

In this essay:  In this essay, I analyzed the cons of SMART goal approach, and offered a new way of setting directions for the year and life: personal directions and non-SMART goals. Skim or read through the end and leave a comment to give me your thoughts on this important topic! THE MISSING DOT As… Continue reading What if there’s a better way than those new year’s goals? Try this instead.

You might have heard about minimalism, and imagine an empty room with no furniture, a tiny home, a closet with all same coloured clothes. Let me iterate that minimalism can look like that, however, it doesn’t have to. Minimalism is not the same for everyone, it doesn’t have a one-size-fit-all approach. As we are all… Continue reading Minimalism is Not How Much You Have, But How Much Control You Feel.

Why minimalism? I’ve thought hard about what topic I should keep central to my blog – and finally I chose minimalism. Not because it’s a trend, but it’s a guiding principle for many things I do, and has the power to enable me to do everything I want. It affects many areas of my life… Continue reading Why Minimalism

In this article: The three books that cement my belief in minimalism: The Minimalists, Sustainable Minimalism, and Chu Nghia Toi Gian. Three books, on the same topic of minimalism, exude different feels, different wisdom, but all echo the same message on living more with less. I wanted to live this life so I attempted to… Continue reading The Minimalists, Sustainable Minimalism, and Chu Nghia Toi Gian: Books on Minimalism