Comments on: Meet the Minimalists

By: Grace

Grace — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:25:24 +0000

I’m currently trying to convince my husband to go minimalist. Growing up, my family moved a lot, and as a young adult, I continued doing so. I was even homeless for a time. So, naturally, I became very comfortable with everything I owned fitting into a duffel bag and a guitar case. However, my husband is the opposite. He’s lived in the same house since the day he was born, and his parents are small scale hoarders. I hate having so much stuff around me. Maybe reading about The Minimalists can help to persuade him.

By: Anna Fahey

Anna Fahey — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:57:34 +0000

Thomas, thanks for the comment. Interesting point about settlement and stuff. Maybe the answer is smaller houses!

By: Anna Fahey

Anna Fahey — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:55:44 +0000

Thanks, Rusty! I appreciate it.

By: Merritt Scott (Rusty) Miller

Merritt Scott (Rusty) Miller — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:54:48 +0000

Anna, I’m really enjoying these and I’m encouraging my own readers to experience them as well. It’s writing like this that puts the heart in the Green Movement and makes what is necessary feel good. On behalf of a lot of us, I know, thank you. Rusty Miller, editor, The Northstar Journal

By: thomas cappiello

thomas cappiello — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:47:03 +0000

I was a minimalist for years, and could carry every thing I owned and never owned a car. I worked as a seasonal fisheries technician in Alaska. Great lifestyle, had plenty of money to travel and rent when needed. Eventually though, “settlement” is a natural progression, and once “settled” stuff just collects, old and new.