Christmas is just around the corner and seems to come faster each year. It’s time to gather the lights, décor and spread joy and happiness all around you. But something even more important is to prepare your wallets for the Christmas expenses that might create a deep hole within your pockets. Even if you are someone who likes to spend time with those you love over gift giving, you still need to plan to save gas money.
So, if you are someone who finds themselves disappointed and stressed after looking at the credit card statement at the end of the holiday season, don’t just sit and do nothing. Work on saving money this Christmas.
Not sure how to do that? Read on!
50 creative ways to save money this Christmas
1. Don’t buy anything during Christmas time.
Prices go exceedingly up, and you end up spending more than you should have. Shop beforehand.
2. Take advantage of Buy 1 Get 1 offers.
This is not limited to Christmas days, if you find such deals on arandom day – even when you are not in the mind frame to shop Christmas gifts, buy them. This will help you save money later.
3. Create a gift basket
If you have someone special to gift something expensive, consider investing in a thoughtful gift basket. Instead of buying one big expensive present, find little inexpensive ones to create a basket.
4. If you happen to have brand new and unused gift items, gift them away.
They don’t do anything other than creating space, they might as well be of use to somebody else.
5. Monitor your expenses.
Calculate how much you have spent, and how much of it is still left.
6. Look for alternatives if a gift seems expensive.
Perhaps you can get the same thing from a different store, or anything else that would be a makeshift for it.
7. Buy second-hand things.
Trust me, you can still get good-quality items at reasonable rates if you do your research well.
8. Shop at the Dollar Store.
If you happen to have one in your city, what are you waiting for? You can get good things at dirt-cheap rates.
9. Compare prices online.
If you find items cheaper there, buy them.
10. Shop from outlets.
You can get things relatively cheaper there.
11. Go for handmade gifts if you can.
They communicate importance.
12. Shop from thrift/flees stores.
Ditch expensive shopping malls.
13. Buy books and DVDs for people who love them, they are inexpensive and can be thoughtful Christmas gifts.
14. Make your greeting cards.
15. Do something different, send e-cards this time.
16. Print your own greeting cards.
They will cost you less.
17. Make use of coupons, vouchers, and cashback points.
18. Bake cookies and cakes, and gift them away as Christmas gifts in cute packaging.
19. Avoid dining at high-end restaurants during Christmas.
Go for a fun-filled home-cooked dinner. If not that, bring in a takeaway.
20. Don’t buy anything extra – even when it might be of use for you after Christmas.
Now is not the time to shop for such items.
21. Limit credit card usage.
22. Save on fuel and electricity in the months before to make up for the heavy bills in the holiday season.
23. Play Secret Santa so you wouldn’t have to gift everybody.
24. Go for an artificial tree.
They are cheaper.
25. Use last year’s Christmas décor – however, change the style.
26. Go for frugal get-togethers.
You can go see Christmas lights as a family. Or if you have gatherings, ask people to pitch in and bring a dish or two.
27. Shop in charity shops.
28. Use last year’s wrapping papers if you still have some.
If not, go for brown rolls and decorate the packaging yourself.
29. Shop in Black Friday sales.
But make sure the deals they say they are are actual deals!
30. Try to gift experiences rather than expensive gifts to special people.
31. Try a side-hustle if your schedule allows.
32. Cut down Santa’s stocking.
33. Book tickets months before if you know you have to travel during holidays.
34. Go for free local outings – free outings or meeting Santa in public spaces.
35. Save on Christmas lights
Don’t decorate the whole house, but just the central parts. Don’t go for fancy decorations
36. Do a yard sale for things you might not need.
37. Go for cheaper alternatives, instead of going for branded stuff.
38. Don’t send out cards to everybody – Call them instead.
Or if you want to send them a card, do so via email or with the online card services like JibJab.
39. Don’t try to please anybody by gifting them beyond your means.
40. Don’t forget to use your loyalty points or credit card points.
41. Try to make and eat at home during the holiday season as much as you can.
You can go out for ice cream instead of dinner. It would be relatively cheaper.
42. Make a shopping list, and ensure you adhere to it.
43. Plan your Christmas meals in advance.
44. Do a casual bonfire over exquisite family dinners.
45. Use Ibotta and Ebate.
46. Create a reserve for Christmas to soften the budget blows or pay for expenses altogether.
47. Do DIYs.
If you have kids, this is the best way to give gifts that are actually from the heart and made with love!
48. Don’t invest in high-end cleaning supplies
Make use of home ingredients such as lemon and baking soda.
49. Fill out surveys and get money in return.
You can use Swagbucks and Mypoints. Use the apps Fetch or Shopkick to get points for scanning receipts and redeem them for gift cards to a lot of places.
50. Always check for coupon codes.
I hope now you’d spare yourself the financial and mental stress of spending so much during Christmas. So come on, be happy, and spread happiness. Have a Merry Christmas!
Most conventionally, people prefer bigger homes. However, in recent years, the trend has changed. People are preferring to downsize for plenty of reasons – budget issues, the irrelevance of a bigger home, and most importantly hassling of organization. Taking up the last, it’s a given that big homes come with big challenges. It’s much more difficult to keep a large house organized, it’s harder to clean and there’s unnecessary clutter that keeps adding because of a big space.
But, if you like open spaces and don’t want to move in order to downsize or you just find the process of moving chaotic and don’t like to start over, don’t worry, you can still downsize.
Wondering how? Read on!
8 practical ways to downsize without moving
1. Minimize storage space
More storage space means more space to add clutter. However, when you minimize storage spaces, it will be at the back of your mind that you don’t have cabinets to keep things, so you think twice before buying something.
Therefore, cut down on your storage spaces. Eliminate things like cabinets, tables, drawers, wherever you use to store things. The same goes for containers and shelves. They can be the storehouse for a number of things. You don’t want that.
I prefer a kitchen with a feature wall of tile or pretty shelving. I don’t like upper cabinetry so I did as little as possible in our kitchen and bathrooms when our designer and my husband insisted we have it. So I compromised and did short cabinets and a feature wall above and below the cabinets. I also don’t have a single cabinet with anything on the top shelf, which further proves the point that I don’t like upper cabinets.
2. Sell things
Did you intend to downsize because you were struggling financially? If that’s the reason, think again. Downsizing itself comes with additional stress and extra costs of packing, moving, transporting, setting up, and many more. Therefore, what you can do is sell out things you don’t need anymore.
If you have a heavy financial crunch, then you can start with selling your car. If not you can sell out storage spaces and other things you don’t need and the ones that you can cash out for a higher value.
3. Clear paper clutter
From piles of newspapers to drawers full of old bills, our homes are full of paper clutters. They can make a mess of your house, and make it look untidy even when it is clean. Therefore, eliminate them from time to time. You can go for e-newspapers and kindle to reduce your paper clutter. And as for the bills, throw them away when they are unnecessary, or if keeping them is important, arrange them in a file properly.
If you want to keep your kids’ drawings, or school work, or other things, you can download certain apps like Keepsy and keep their drawings and important things but not the clutter. I believe you can find apps that will email the photos or mementos to an email and keep it for later as well. Another idea is to create an email address specifically for mementos, drawings, or other paper clutter.
4. Clear out heavy furniture
There would be tons of furniture pieces that you don’t even use, and they’ll still obstruct the free space. Therefore, consider eliminating them.
For instance, if you have a table that you do not use other than to keep things on, consider selling it off.
People often come to our house and wonder if we recently moved in because it appears our home isn’t fully furnished. In reality, our house is fully furnished, but not cluttered. We have seating for our family and a few other people, but we also have floorspace and no clutter. It feels light and airy and free not tight and stuffy.
5. Own fewer clothes
Trivia time! Have you ever wondered how we are all alike? Well, most of us are individuals whose closets are filled with clothes. And interestingly, most of them are those that we do not even wear.
So, why give them space? Let’s guess, you think, “It’s a good top, I can use it someday.”. The truth is, that “Someday” never comes. If you haven’t worn a piece of clothing in a long time, you are not going to wear it anytime soon. So throw them away, even better donate them!
A tip I found helpful a few years ago — When you wash clothes and hang them up, put the hanger the opposite direction so you know you wore it. Go through a season and continue this process and figure out the hangers that didn’t get turned around are the ones you can donate or sell.
6. Cut electronics
In this technologically savvy world, electronics have become our lifeline. We are so dependent on them that we have forgotten what life was like without these technologies. Yes, it makes our work easy, but at the same time, it adds to our electrical bills. So be smart, and consider going traditional where you can. For instance, you can discard your dryer and opt for air-drying the clothes.
An option we went for when building our home was solar. This helps us take advantage of the sun we experience almost 365 days a year and helps convert it to energy for our home. I know in the Midwest where my parents live, wind power is big. There are so many options these days to help conserve and save money.
7. Lock extra rooms
For a family of four, you would not need a home with five rooms. Yes, it does make sense, however, if you don’t live on rent, how about locking your extra rooms instead of moving out? If you own houses, you can always consider big homes as profit generation assets in the future, hold onto them.
In the past year or so, having more space or an escape, from your family every once in a while might have been nice while we were stuck at home. Now that things are starting to shift, see if that extra space is still necessary, or if you can lock it up again.
8. Consider changing or selling vehicles
Vehicles are not anymore a thing of luxury thanks to growing consumerism. Nonetheless, if you think you have an extra vehicle that you don’t use much. Consider selling it off for extra cash.
We all go through seasons in life either with kids, pets, or other adventures where we may need a bigger vehicle. When those seasons end, it’s not always necessary to keep the same sized vehicle. Plus, it’s nice to have a change every once in a while and maybe a little cash in your pocket!
Downsizing your living space doesn’t have to mean moving. There are plenty of practical ways you can downsize without packing up and leaving your home town. We’ve outlined some tips for you to get started, but we want to hear from you. How are you going to simplify your life without downsizing your home? Tell us in the comments below or on our social media pages. We can’t wait to hear how you plan to declutter and streamline your life!
Managing a household and a family is no joke. Sometimes, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with all of the chores – the cooking, the cleaning, the dishes…the list goes on. Not to mention actually working yourself and during these present times, home/virtual schooling. However, with the help of a few handy home management skills, you can make the process of managing as well as living in your home, simpler, easier and better.
Simple Home Management Skills that will Make your Life Better
With these 10 tips, you can upgrade your home life and make it less chaotic.
1. Organization
The first thing that jumps to mind when we hear home management, is definitely organizing everything in your home so that things are in their correct places. A cluttered home means a cluttered life.
Of course, if you have kids in the house, the tasks increase tenfold. But, by being strict with your family members, and decluttering the house every once in a while, you can manage to keep your home organized and tidy. You can either clean one room at a time, or you can do a massive weekend decluttering.
2. Meal Planning
“What’s for dinner?” The answer to this question should be ready in your mind when you wake up in the morning. You cannot just grab whatever you can from the refrigerator and throw them together in a pot. Every meal of the day should be planned according to the likes and needs of the family members, to ensure that they get their nutrition while savoring a dish. Variety is the spice of life so a varied diet each day is important to satisfy those hunger pangs.
Sometimes I’m really great at meal planning while other times, I grab whatever is in the fridge/freezer and make something up. With the pandemic, we were lucky enough to stock up on groceries. So we have quite a bit of stock to choose from. Lately, I’ve been putting everything in my Instant Pot, which also doubles as an AirFryer, so that makes dinnertime easy.
3. Laundry
No one really likes doing laundry, but the more you procrastinate, the more dirty clothes pile up until you are out of clothes. What a nightmare! Do not let this happen to you. Form a new habit, a habit of doing a load of laundry every day. Clothes need to be sorted into different washing categories, and then you can just shove them in the machine. However, you do have to have space cleared out separately for dirty laundry and fresh laundry.
We have a cleaning crew that comes 1-2 times a week, and they take care of laundry on those days. However, with 4 people in our home, and working out daily and swimming quite often, we still have a bit of laundry that piles up. I find it easiest to get a load going in the morning and then switch halfway through the day. I’m not the best at hanging or putting away, but everyone knows where the clean laundry is. We also installed a washer/dryer in Steve’s closet, so he does his own laundry throughout the week right in his closet, because he always wears the same things. Even with a closet full, he claims to never have clothes!
4. Finances
Taking care of the budget and finances is one of the most important skills of home management. You need to fix a budget and chalk out how you will spend your money to pay the bills, to buy essentials such as food and clothing, recreation, and more.
I will admit, we don’t have much of a budget, but we do look at finances to figure out when we can take a vacation, or when we can book flights to travel to see family. For our businesses, finances and budgets are a bigger deal.
5. Baskets
Bins and baskets are a neat little way of storing supplies in every room. You can store essential supplies in these baskets and put labels on them so that everyone in the family knows where the dirty laundry goes and where the toiletries are.
This isn’t something we utilize too much in our home aside from the containers the girls have for their toys. We do use these for our short term rental properties and it seems to work quite well and is a nice decorative touch.
6. You’ve Got Mail
Important mail like bills and payments need to be dealt with as soon as they arrive, while some others can be stored away for later. Figure out a system that works for you about how you handle mail when it arrives, how you sort it out, and how you separate the important ones from the less urgent ones.
I personally pick out a day or two during the month, one at the beginning and one in the middle, to do all of the bills that need paid. I typically do online payments, so this is a simple task for me to knock out quickly.
7. Labels
Labels are quite a nifty way to give silent directions to your family members about what goes where. If you have kids in the house, then this is especially helpful for them to always remember where to put their toys and where to put their homework. Implementing the label system in your organizational skills will only lead to smoother operations.
We have friends who use labels for everything, and quite honestly, it was overwhelming for me and makes me shy away from them. However, it would be much easier now that both girls can read, to keep things better organized and picked up.
8. Garden and Yard
You need to assign who gets to do this part of the job. Garden work can be pushed further down the list of priorities. But it’s important to have your yard just as neat and tidy as your house because it makes sense to have a proper usable space outside of the house.
In our home, we do have a landscaper. But my husband LOVES to cut the grass and do yard work. He typically takes care of the landscaping on Saturday or Sunday. We do share the load with ensuring all the rubber mulch (best decision ever) is put back into the border when we are out with the kids or the dogs.
9. To Do Lists and Schedules
It’s essential for you to make to-do lists, checklists, and schedules for yourself in order to get more work done in an efficient manner. With routines, you set up goals for yourself. Which makes it easier for you to get the chores done.
For me, I like to set a weekly plan, instead of a daily list. As it helps me to be flexible with my days while being able to check a few more things off on days that are lighter. Or days where my girls don’t need me as much for virtual school.
10. Grocery Shopping
Once again, you need to assign who buys the groceries in day-to-day life. And your work will be smoothed out for you if you make it a habit to make a list of things you need to shop for. I use apps that deliver the groceries to my front door, without me having to be home.
My favorite is Instacart, but there are several grocers now who have their own app or website where you click the items you want to buy. Then a worker ‘shops’ them and when you or they are ready, you pick them up curbside or in the store. This saves you time and you can add things to your ‘cart’ as you run out and then checkout when you are ready instead of having to remember or write on 10 different paper lists to get everything. Only to end up forgetting things as well, like I do.
With these simple but efficient home management skills, you will find more work getting done in your house in an organized manner, without feeling stressed out all the time.
Up until now, you must have assumed minimalism to be beneficial for your décor and budget. But did you know that it can yield plenty of health benefits as well? Much to your surprise it’s all linked.
Well, the concept is quite a rage these days and almost every one of us might be familiar with the principle of it. But in case you aren’t, let’s give you a heads up.
In a nutshell, minimalism emphasizes having fewer possessions. This means, the less you possess, the more sorted you will be in life.
The principle yields a lot of benefits when you include it in your lifestyle. By reducing clutter at home, you reduce clutter in your head.
Not only that, there are various other health benefits of minimalism.
Read on to find out!
7 powerful health benefits of minimalism
1. Provides cleaner air
Powerful Health Benefits of Minimalism
Dust is everywhere. It is in the air, but it becomes a problem when dust and mites attach themselves to surfaces. That means the more surfaces (things) there are; the more dust and mites will stick to it.
Cleaning might solve this problem. But imagine when there would be so many surfaces to wipe the dust off them, how hectic and polluting it will be for you.
However, when you have less stuff, you will be done with cleaning in just a few minutes! Consequently, you will feel the ambiance and air to be cleaner.
2. Provides freedom
When you have a house to run on a tight budget, the most stressful thing would be financial management.
But with minimalism, you can save more. Thereby, you will have a much wider financial space, to make wiser decisions.
In addition to that, fewer things would allow more space in your home. Consequently, you will not feel suffocated as you did with more stuff and less space. You will be free to move around, in free spirit.
3. Improves social life
As a homemaker, how often have you canceled plans because you had cleaning chores to do? Well, if it happens frequently, then you know household chores have damaged your social life.
It’s a given that when you have more possessions, it will take longer to clean them. But with minimalism, cleaning will be easier and quicker! It would save you plenty of time to go out, hang out with your friends.
Trust me it will also help you improve your relationship with other people that you neglected because of chores. If suppose you have a friend with whom you haven’t talked to in a while because of work, you can dial them up, and talk like before.
4. Less stress
It cannot be denied that cleaning chores are exhausting when there is so much to do single-handedly. Consequently, as a homemaker, you would worry all the time!
“How would I manage to do it all?”
“It’s just a few minutes before dinner time, and I’m still not done”
But when you have fewer tasks to tackle, you will be less stressed; meaning your mental health will improve significantly.
5. You would focus less on material possessions
When you are a minimalist, you would value moments and memories more than some material possessions. You will be happy with what you have, and you would not desire more. You will be satisfied thereby, improving your mental health.
6. You would focus more on health
Let me guess, all this while you had been so occupied with chores, that you took your health for granted. You stopped taking care of yourself, had a poor diet, and exhausted your body severely without taking enough rest!
If that’s so, then with minimalism, you can repair the damage by finding time to take care of your health needs.
7. Allows time to exercise and pursue hobbies
The one major advantage of minimalism is that it allows free time for you. You can utilize this time to indulge in exercises, boosting your physical health. Likewise, your mental health improves when you find time to devote to your hobbies (After all, hobbies make you happy)
I hope we maneuvered you into realizing the health benefits of minimalism. So, what are you waiting for? Embrace minimalism, today!
Let us know how it works out for you in the comment section.
Do you know the secret of a happy and simple life? As of late, the world believes that the answer lies in minimalism. The world is awakening to the benefits of minimalism. The most important benefit of the principle is that it is helping people lead a better life. Minimalism focuses on living a simple life, free from materialist temptations. It drives our focus away from objects.
So, if you think about it, it tremendously helps your finances. If you are still confused, and cannot figure out how to, just sit back and read on.
Financial benefits of Minimalism
1. Money from selling stuff
When you live a minimalist lifestyle, you focus on increasing free space in your house and owning fewer things. Consequently, you declutter things you held onto for years without using them. Now with minimalism, the focus is changed.
You either get rid of useless things by throwing them away or selling them off. If you do the latter, you earn money. Even though the amount is less than the purchasing price, it wasn’t anyway going to give you any money if you had kept the things in your home.
2. You buy less
It’s simple – with minimalism, you grow satisfied with the things you have. As a result, you only buy the things that are necessary for you. You no longer have the temptations to buy those extra bottles of sauces you seldom use, and the clothes you bought out of fascination, only to get bored of them a week later. Thereby, you do not only end up saving your house from clutter but saving a handful of money as well.
3. Your purchasing priorities change
Did you ever refuse to leave the shopping mall without buying a pair of shoes you fell in love with? If yes, then minimalism can change that. With minimalism, you no longer submit to your shopping triggers. Your purchasing priorities change. You don’t buy the things you want, but only those you need. In other words, you buy those things that you know you cannot do without.
For instance, if your laptop malfunctions and becomes irreparable, your priority would be to buy a new one because you necessarily need it for work. You won’t buy shoes, clothes, home décor, or anything that you only “want”
4. Can facilitate debt payment
Minimalism can tremendously help your savings. When that happens, you can put your money to better use – debt payment. Back then, you might have held yourself back when you exceeded your budgets, thinking you would need the money for other expenses. But now with a significant amount saved, you’d use it for debt payment.
You might not be able to pay your debts all at once with the amount saved, but when minimalism becomes a lifestyle, you save every month, giving you a chance to pay your debts, portion by portion. Consequently, by paying debts earlier, you save money too when you don’t have to pay added interests.
5. Increases investments
As said before, you can make better use of your saved money. You can pay your debts, and at the same time increase your investments which would help you to double your wealth over a period of time.
Most people refrain from making any investments because they don’t have enough money left at the end of the month to do so. However, sometimes, they do invest, but not as much as they should.
When it comes to accumulating wealth, you have to take greater risks (investing in equity); you have to invest more and sometimes you have to face losses as well. But how would one do that when their financial standing is not good enough to afford any loss? Minimalism can fix that.
6. Fewer decisions make better decisions
With minimalism, you would have time to make better decisions. You wouldn’t have to think a hundred times as to what to wear to the dinner on Sunday or how would you manage to pay the bills when you have no money left. And as we know, decision-making can be exhausting, and at the same time pointless, if we waste our energy making decisions about trivial matters.
Ergo, when it comes to minimalism, it cannot only make you think better but help you make wise decisions about other important things. These wise decisions may be anything – where to invest? How should I improve my investment portfolio? How should I increase my income? How do I expand my business? How do I grow? etc etc.
Lastly, you become more productive
With no worries and stress about bill payments and debts holding, you become more focused and more productive.
Looking at it from another perspective, with minimalism, you have a lot of space in your surroundings – meaning no clutter. Thus, you don’t only act fast, but your mind functions better in an open space. This improves your thought process, concentration, and eventually helps you deliver quality results.
So if you haven’t tried minimalism yet, I hope you make up your mind to do that. If you want to stay ahead of your bills and improve your financial standing minimalism can surely help you. What are your thoughts? Feel free to share your heart out in the comment section.
Both mindfulness and minimalism can make your life simpler. There’s a good chance that you’ve stumbled upon these terms before, however have no idea what they really represent and how they’re related.
So today, I’m going to cover everything you need to know about these two philosophies and how they’re interconnected with each other.
Minimalism and mindfulness – 4 ways they make an excellent pair
Let’s first start with MINDFULNESS
In simple terms being Mindful means, becoming fully aware of your surroundings and your actions. Practicing mindfulness allows you to take a break from thinking about the future and calmly focus on the present moments, while deeply indulging all your senses in the act that you’re performing right now.
Now, what’s MINIMALISM?
It’s a way of life where you intentionally choose to embrace only those things, emotions, philosophies, relations, possessions, and everything else that genuinely adds value to your life while getting rid of everything that doesn’t.
So how Minimalism and Mindfulness are connected?
They’re related to each other in so many ways. Minimalism and Mindfulness have a circular kind of relationship where both of them facilitate each other.
By being mindful we become more aware of what takes up our time and space. And by adopting minimalism we create time and space to become more mindful.
Sounds a bit complicated, isn’t it?
Let’s simplify it, shall we?
Four ways Minimalism and Mindfulness makes a perfect pair
Letting go
Minimalism requires us to declutter our space and keep only those things that we utilize regularly or love. This process teaches us the art of letting go of our attachments.
Minimalism essentially guides us to consciously think about what we own and why do we own it. This is where mindfulness comes in. We actually become mindful while assessing our belongings. And allowing only those that add value to our life.
Minimalism teaches us to become more mindful and intentional of our surroundings. And the stuff that we keep in our home.
Being present in the current moment
Staying completely present and focusing on cherishing the present moment is an important part of mindfulness, and in a way, minimalism teaches us the same thing.
When we determine to keep only those things that we use or love currently in our life, we consciously choose to live in the present moment.
Mindfulness allows us to return our focus to the present moment rather than obsessing about the past or worrying about the future. By adopting Minimalism, and allowing only those things in your life that you love right now, it becomes easier to remain in the present moment.
More intentional with our time and space
The less stuff we own the more intentional we become of how we utilize our time and space. We’re no longer required to spend a majority of our time managing the things that we own, instead, we allow ourselves to focus on our life beyond material possessions.
Once we embrace minimalism in our homes it inspires us to do the same in other areas of our life as well. For instance, our schedule, leaving out unnecessary commitments, and rushing from one task to another, we give more time and freedom to ourselves.
So, minimalism encourages us to intentionally make space and opportunities to become more intentional with our time and stay present at the moment. And that’s what Mindfulness is all about.
Cherishing the journey and not worry about the end results
Minimalism and Mindfulness both are about the journey, rather than the end goal. They both are a way of lifestyle that evolves as our life and priorities change.
It might happen that the version of Mindfulness and Minimalism that we practice right now won’t be the same next year. Maybe our focus has changed or we achieved our goals or whatever.
The key here is to stick with these philosophies. The daily intentional choices that we make to live minimally and mindfully become our habit and can bring out huge shifts in our life.
To conclude
Minimalism is a great way to practice mindfulness. It’s a way through which we clear out unnecessary clutter, create more time and space for ourselves, and choose to live in the present moment. On the other hand, mindfulness naturally guides us to embrace a minimalist lifestyle.
What are your thoughts on the same? Are you encouraged to incorporate Minimalism and Mindfulness into your life? Drop your views and answers in the comments below.
gifts.
gifts.
decorations
Therefore, consider eliminating them.
are filled with clothes. And interestingly, most of them are those that we do not even wear.
don’t live on rent, how about locking your extra rooms instead of moving out? If you own houses, you can always consider big homes as profit generation assets in the future, hold onto them.
the morning. You cannot just grab whatever you can from the refrigerator and throw them together in a pot. Every meal of the day should be planned according to the likes and needs of the family members, to ensure that they get their nutrition while savoring a dish. Variety is the spice of life so a varied diet each day is important to satisfy those hunger pangs.
need to fix a budget and chalk out how you will spend your money to pay the bills, to buy essentials such as food and clothing, recreation, and more.
in these baskets and put labels on them so that everyone in the family knows where the dirty laundry goes and where the toiletries are.
of priorities. But it’s important to have your yard just as neat and tidy as your house because it makes sense to have a proper usable space outside of the house.
happens frequently, then you know household chores have damaged your social life.
Consequently, you declutter things you held onto for years without using them. Now with minimalism, the focus is changed.
only end up saving your house from clutter but saving a handful of money as well.
debt payment. Back then, you might have held yourself back when you exceeded your budgets, thinking you would need the money for other expenses. But now with a significant amount saved, you’d use it for debt payment.
increase your investments which would help you to double your wealth over a period of time.
Mindfulness have a circular kind of relationship where both of them facilitate each other.
moment is an important part of mindfulness, and in a way, minimalism teaches us the same thing.
end goal. They both are a way of lifestyle that evolves as our life and priorities change.
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