21 Reasons to Embrace a Minimalist Lifestyle

Before diving into a minimalist lifestyle, most minimalist living courses recommend clearly defining your “why.”

Why?

Because embracing a minimalist lifestyle isn't easy. Choosing a life with fewer possessions goes against the grain of a consumer-minded society eager to convince its members that bigger, more, and newer is better.

I spent my 20s and early 30s steeped in this more-is-better mindset, never questioning it until my propensity to amass stuff resulted in a home filled with superfluous possessions that monopolized my time, energy, and attention.

To get my life back from my stuff, to find freedom amid a material-centered world, I embraced a minimalist lifestyle. This meant letting go of over 70% of my possessions, questioning my purchases, and practicing detachment.

But there was pushback. From family, from friends, from incessant advertisements enticing me to buy more.

My “why”—my reason to choose minimalism over my previously stuff-focused life—was what kept me going when the roadblocks surfaced.

Regardless of where you are on your minimalism journey, you will be more able to meet your decluttering goals by knowing your “why.”

Here are 21 reasons to embrace a minimalist lifestyle:

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Julia Ubbenga is a freelance journalist whose teachings on minimalism, simplicity, and intentional living have reached thousands of people worldwide through her blog. Julia practices what she preaches in her Kansas City home with her husband, two extremely lively young daughters, two-year-old son, and nine-month-old baby girl. You can also find her on Instagram and now also on Facebook.

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