Hey guys, I got rid of my bed a little over a year ago and feel amazing. I love sleeping on the floor and my neck and back feel so much better than they used to.

The thing is, I’m really only sleeping on a sheet on carpet floor. So except for that sheet, the other additional sheet I use as a blanket, and some pillows, I basically have no bedding. I personally have no problems with this and sleep like a baby. I have though been getting interested in Japanese style bedding, with futons or tatami mats, but there’s so many different terms and options that I feel kind of overwhelmed.

I would be interested/curious about purchasing something additional to sleep on, partly to see if I can enhance my comfort further, and partly because I’m thinking about the ladies. Most girls don’t like guys without bed frames and I really don’t care about that, but I thought I could at least put some effort into a comfy bedding experience that’s a compromise since I won’t compromise on sleeping on the floor (or atleast something super duper firm).

I also don’t want to spend more than around 2 or 300 dollars. Any tips? I don’t understand all the requirements and terms for these beds, do I absolutely need a tatami mat for my futon? And do futons have sheets or covers? How do you wash them? I’m a complete noob here.

Thanks!

Actually i wanna know that how do you guys actually spend ur whole day like being minimalistic. I actually dont know what to do . Whenever i started to be in a minimalism ..i get this problem . Actually i m a student rn .. i have this issue that whenever i quit every online or distractive stuff at some point i got no problem but after quiting all these things i have lots of time ...ik you guys will say read books study and stuff..but i cant just repeat things idk .. that's my problem..if anyone know how to cop this lemme know.( Thank you ) .

Idk but people act like it’s so hard to be a minimalist. That it’s just so difficult to not consume and buy junk everyday. Minimalism makes life 1000x easier. There’s never any decluttering or trying to find places to put stuff. There’s no lists of stuff you want to buy. I don’t even think about buying things anymore unless something of mine ran out. Being a minimalist is like the ultimate hack to life 😹 Idk I’m half asleep right now and it’s been on my mind since my shower earlier 😹

After years of carrying around a fat leather wallet, finally made the minimalist switch. Was looking at Apple's wallet but $59 seemed steep.

Ended up trying ESR's (mainly because of the Find My feature + it was on sale). Pretty happy so far:

- Forced me to digitize most cards (good thing)
- Only carry 3 essential cards now
- Find My tracking is nice for peace of mind
- Magnets are surprisingly strong

Actually feels liberating having less stuff in my pockets. Plus knowing I can track it if lost makes me less anxious about carrying minimal cards.

Anyone else make the switch to magnetic + minimal? What's working for you?

Please write the steps if you know how?
I just need WhatsApp & the Bank app to work. I have a SIM card in my dumb phone to receive verification messages for those services.

FOUND IT:

Cat S22 Flip (16GB) 2.8" Touchscreen, Android 11, IP68 Water Resistant, 4G LTE GSM

You could check something similar. Thanks to u/Consistent_Grand_619 for the suggestion.

I am currently a college student, so when I am not working , doing school stuff or with friends I like to look at different material things online (cars, clothes, houses, etc). I am struggling with figuring out what to look at on my computer now since I don't actually care for these things. Any advice? Don't have enough time for full hobbies as of now but can't figure out what to change my habits to.

For context, I have a horrible mold issue in my apartment. We have one more year until our lease is up but until then I buy countless products to combat the mold. Realistically I mostly use dish soap, bleach, and the pink stuff when cleaning. How do you part with an excess of cleaning materials? Bonus points if anyone can tell me how to actually kill mold. I’ve tried vinegar and nothing happened. I also tried hydrogen peroxide and again nothing. Please help!

For some reason, I can't seem to part with books, even when I don't necessarily need them. They feel more like companions than just objects. Sometimes, they're not even mine originally—I find them abandoned, thrown away, or even half burnt. Does anyone else feel the same way about books? How do you handle letting go of them?

I’ve been a minimalist for a long time. Another great weekend. Cleaned out the linen closet and got rid of more clutter. Then I cleaned out under the kitchen sink and found several things to toss. This morning I cleaned a portion of the basement where I store Christmas items and store Amazon boxes until all gifts have arrived and nothing is going back. All the boxes were broken down and recycled. Several days ago I cleaned out my dresser and found several items to donate to a very worthy cause…Street Angels…who provide for homeless people. So liberating and cleansing!

To the minimalist community, I’m looking for a pen to carry in my pocket with a tiny a7 Midori notebook for random thoughts. Hoping to be a little more digitally minimal. The only pen I use currently is a Lamy Safari, Cream, with iroshizuku syo-ro as my current ink of choice. I’m looking at 4 options to throw in my pocket. I’d like it to be somewhat comfortable to write with, fairly smooth, and fairly durable (although I’m not planning to be rough it). In no particular order:

KAWECO SPORT FOUNTAIN PEN (probably with converter) (I like the plastic or brass, although I’ve heard the screw is less comfortable in metal, and the brass can make your hand stink.)

KAWECO SPORT ROLLERBALL (I saw you can easily hack in G2 or other refills)

FISHER BULLET SPACE PEN (I like the looks of the black cerakote or the brass, although again, not sure about the brass with odor.)

PUKKA PEN (probably not the rite in the rain variation) (with the standard version I saw you can easily hack other pen inserts)

TLDR: what’s your experience/reco with the 4 pens in all caps for an EDC?

Well I'm considering myself kinda minimalist. I'm much happier with having less stuffs since I started I've probably disposed of 20kg of stuffs from my room ( live with my parrents still ). I would really like to explain them that it isn't ok to have stuffs literaly everywhere. Like you can't sit on the couch you can't normally eat you can't sit on chairs. Because it's all under piles of clothes and stuffs. Please help me with explaining it to them. My mom is like "You are still throwing away things I bought you...* (Bought few years ago and mostly small or never used ). When we have some visitors she just everything grab and toss it into one room. It's so bad that my cupboard literary exploded and I needed to nail back of it. And it's big cupboard. Please give me some advice.

So this is my first holiday season since I’ve started declutterring and being more mindful of my space and the type and amount of items I keep, caring for my things etc (I still have a lot of items but I’m leaps and bounds better than I once was and I’m slowly getting to a place where I’m happier and more comfortable)

But this is the first time where I’m feeling very adverse to receiving gifts this holiday season. Most gifts I receive are not things I genuinely want or have use for… not trying to be rude. I’m always grateful but I don’t want stuff just to say I got a gift from someone.

I realized in the past I’ve kept Christmas presents simply because a loved one gave it to me. Sitting in its package, unworn, used once etc for months and months until the next Christmas rolled around. I’m sentimental and struggle a bit to let go of things that were given to me by loved ones with good intentions.

I’m glad that I’m having this level of awareness but find myself not feeling great about likely receiving gifts I likely will not want. I’ve suggested making lists to my family as a way to avoid being given things I don’t want (also to help me buy for others cause idk what to get them lol) I’m hoping it works out for the most part. But a more distant family member just told me he’s going to get me a video game and lowkey I don’t really want it. It doesn’t feel like there’s any nice way to say that.

The holidays wasn’t something I foresaw as being challenging in this way but I’m finding it probably will be moving forward. I haven’t really talked a lot to my family about minimalism. It feels like I will have to explain a lot and an explanation won’t necessarily get the importance of it for me across to others, if that makes sense.

TLDR: I don’t want to be given things (I don’t want) for the sake of the holidays but don’t know how to not sound like an ass about it.

Is gift receiving for the holidays something that bothers yall? How do you go about it? Does your family/friends know of and respect your minimalist practices?

I guess I just wanted to vent a bit about it and see if others may feel similarly about the holidays. Happy holidays yall, hope you’re safe out there.

Seriously. I have been given so many microwaves. I don't want one. I keep getting rid of them. But my parents, coworkers, neighbors, even tinder dates are constantly going on about how I "need" a microwave and here they have an extra/have a gift card/think they're on sale and then give me one.

It happens with a lot of other stuff too, but the microwave really seems to be a point of contention with people.

Can someone explain or show what a minimalist home actually looks like? As a perfectionist I either imagine Pinterest-level tidyness or absolutely nothing at all outside of a couch and bed. I know that's not realistic so I'm wanting to see what minimalist actually looks like.

I (22f) discovered minimalism about 2 years ago. I’ve then started to slowly declutter all my childhood junk that I didn’t need anymore (toys, clothes,etc). That was easy. Now that I’m starting to think about moving out of my parents house I’m facing new challenges. How much things do I really need to live as an adult? I’ve successfully downsized my wardrobe. However I’m stuck on books. I love reading and I’ve always owned a lot of books, physical and digital. I’ve been thinking of only keeping the books I re-read regularly (my collection of fancy hardcover classics and a few history books totalling about 15 books) and only using my kindle and the library from now on for the rest. It’s probably the right choice since I know I’ll be moving countries quite a bit in the future but the thought of not buying physical books anymore makes me weirdly sad because I basically live at the bookstore. How have you dealt with this ?

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Every time I visit my boyfriend’s house I’m astonished at how much stuffs he has. He’s a collector but that’s fine in my book. However he’s keeping so much junk not because he loves it but just because it might be useful. I got him to declutter his wardrobe to donate everything that didn’t fit him anymore and we ended up with multiple bags. I also got him to declutter his hundreds of reusable bags and old bathroom products. He still doesn’t care but he did it to make me happy. Honestly that’s enough for me. Now I’m reassured that once we live together I will be able to make him declutter things if it gets too bad.

I have a bed frame, a mattress, a desk, two chairs and a nightstand. I live alone with two cats. I hate having stuff and honestly I'm struggling with justifying the desk and chairs despite loving them.

Technically I could use them for eating, laptop work, journaling and reading but I keep thinking that oh, I can just do all that in bed.

Do you ever feel this kind of love/hate with certain Big Items? How would you justify keeping them, if you did?

People joke about how I “throw everything away” or “have empty walls” but I really don’t. I just like simplicity I can’t function with so much visual stimulation. I know family doesn’t mean ill intent but I’m sick of hearing “don’t throw this away!” Or “hide this don’t let her see it!” jokes

I’m trying to minimize things in my life and I’m okay with household and furniture. Where I’m challenged is minimizing my wardrobe. Any tips?

hi guys. recently my anxiety has gotten bad, and in turn i think i’m decluttering because of this. i’m decluttering things that im really left with not a lot of stuff. my brain feels busy thinking about how much stuff i own and im not sure how far its going to go. for example, i got rid of over 3/4 of my wardrobe because i hated everything i owned and i felt like i had too much. has anyone got any tips on how to make my brain feel less busy and stressed about this rather than taking action and decluttering?

I have significantly reduced the amount of stuff that I personally have, tools, wardrobe, misc, keepsakes, etc.

As far as reducing the amount of stuff we have as a family I am overwhelmed and having a hard time getting my wife on board. Reducing the amount of stuff that I have has been very liberating but I need her to see that as well.

I am in the military, we move every 4 years so when we arrive at a duty station immediately I am thinking about how stressful the next move is going to be. Having less stuff would significantly reduce my stress.

I (26F) have a high income (2x the average salary, probably in top 5% based on salaries of people my age). I am a diligent saver and invest around 80% of my income. I don't like spending money for things I don't need or that I can find online free (I hate clutter) and I am an introvert so spending on experiences (trips, concerts, expensive restaurants) is something I do maybe once or twice a year. I pretty much think I have enough of everything I need or things that enhance my life (clothes, skin care products, technology). I don't enjoy expensive food or drinks, I don't purchase things that seem like a rip off and I enjoy living this lifestyle. For example if I want to see a movie that's at the cinema I wait until it's available online free. If I really want to see it, I go on the day where they offer big discounts and I bring snacks from home(if go with my husband) or don't buy snacks at all.

I noticed more and more people around me making what in my mind is reckless purchases or plain overspending. For example buying too much food and it spoils, buying clothes they wear once or never at all, going out and buying the most expensive wine bottle, going in vacations every 2 3 months, buying expensive gifts, changing phones every 1 2 years just because there is a new flagship model and so on. These people that I see doing that are just average people like me, with regular salaries or salaries like mine.

I understand that's what brings them joy and of course they are free to do what they want with the money but I just feel like a weirdo for not enjoying the same thing (spending) and not wanting to splurge so much and so often like them. I know I can afford what they can afford but I don't think I should buy that as it doesn't bring me happiness. I feel a lot happier just by knowing that every month I can save and invest.

Socially I am starting to feel different and like a fun killer for being a saver not a spender. For example my group of friends want to go a really nice hotel together but the price is more than double what I feel comfortable spending. I felt really weird saying that it's not within my budget when they know I am saving for buying a house so I obviously have the money. Or If I go out with some friends and they drink 5 6 drinks while I drink 1 I feel.. different. Even worse when they point out that my drink is finished or why not get a 2nd one...

Am I weird for not finding happiness in purchasing things? What can I do to not feel so different from the others? Am I self sabotaging myself for not enjoying "self-care" and "splurging" like most other people seem to? As a kid I was raised with money struggles and that definitely played a part in my upbringing but am I just so traumatized by my childhood that I don't like spending or do I genuinely don't like spending?

Looking to start practicing minimalism and quit over consumption. I’ve listed below some things I can start clearing out before the end of the year. Please do also comment some things to add to the list! Thanks

• Socks and underwear
• Jewellery
• Shoes
• Clothes
• Bags/ purses / accessories
• Skin care / make up
• Books/ CD / DVD
• Fridge / freezer / cupboards
• Pots / pans / cutlery / cooking utensils
• Cleaning products
• Paperwork / letters

I've been planning to start fresh next year. I live alone in a one-bedroom apartment, but I realized I barely use the main room. I'm mostly in my bedroom and the kitchen. So, I’ve decided to move into a studio start of next year.

Over the past two months, I've sorted through a lot of things I don't use in the main room: furniture, desks, shoes, heaps of clothes, big boxes of old electronics, and some work equipment thar I rarely touch. I’ve also downsized the kitchen and turns out I had almost 20 plates, 14 cooking pots, and way too many glasses and cups.

For these two months, I’ve moved everything I need into my bedroom. It feels cramped, but oddly, it's given me more energy to get things done, especially since I mostly work from home.

Now, here’s the issue: I'm struggling with the idea of letting go of the things I don’t use. I know I don’t need that many plates, cutlery or glasses, but I handpicked them, and they feel like treasures cause they are mostly antique unique selections 🥲. Same with my old electronics, they're just sitting there. I barely even sit on my couch anymore

Please encourage me that I’ll find better things later and just let go😂.

I am loving the idea of minimalism but not sure where and what I can begin with. Can anyone help me out?

Hi, there. I need your help/input. I’m downgrading my wardrobe. I want to minimize it because 1.) I’m overwhelmed with how many clothes I have and how much laundry I do. 2.) I don’t even wear half of my clothes. 3.) I have a spending problem and buying clothes has a stronghold on my life I want to break. Please help me build a capsule wardrobe that will carry me through all 4 seasons. Thank you. 🩵

Can we make not using smartphones a reality instead of a trend? I know it will be hard to do at first. You can take pictures with a camera or dumbphone and upload them to your computer. Then, post them on social media. Remember when we had to use our laptops for social media? Let's bring that back! Trust me, you're addicted to your smartphone, believe it or not. You're not happy, and you're not in the present. I've been off social media on and off since the end of November but started on December 9th. The benefits are less anxiety and less stress, improved mental health, etc... We need more social interaction than hearing a ping off our phones immediately looking for attention. A flip phone or dumb phone would fix that problem. Thank you for reading my rant.

I need to make three or four boxes of photos and memorabilia gone from my life soon, without losing all the memories. I wanted to digitize it and save just some meaningful pictures for a small photobook. I can't handle the idea of even looking at some of it because a pedophile is in a good number of the family pictures. I can't ask family for help because they don't know about this person.

And I realized I can’t do this whole disposable, keeping up with the Jones’, where did my paycheck go, lifestyle.

I just realized recently how I have way too many things that only make a tiny little fraction of my life a little less inconvenient to do one task, but annoying as hell to care for later: an example is a shave ice maker. I don’t even eat shave ice every summer and even if I did, 3 other seasons it sits in its box. Or, why I have 4 different hand lotions, a million lids with only ten bottoms, and why the HELL are there so many CHARGERS IN THIS BOXXXXX?!

I do miss minimalism and I’m glad to be back. I am slowly able to clean my space easier and be more mindful of … everything not just products, but my thoughts of life are just more clear which is crazy! I really thought it was my hormones or just me turning 30 that was causing my stress— but no, it was the overwhelming amount of crap cluttering everything I did in and out the house.

Anyone know where I can donate a bunch of reusable bags that I get from grocery delivery orders? Or know of a use for them?