![]() Because we want that feeling again, we keep wanting newer and better things to help us achieve it. Unfortunately, that feeling doesn’t last for long. We get a hit of dopamine, which makes us feel good. When we get something new, we are excited for a short time. The hedonic treadmill is a cycle that starts with getting something new. Yet, the vast majority of people in our world are on the hedonic treadmill. Logically, we all know that having more stuff does not provide us with more happiness. ![]() I will no longer waste my hard-earned money on things that I will end up getting rid of anyways. I can obviously only focus on this moving forward. If I had focused on minimalism sooner, I could have transitioned into part-time work or a job I enjoyed earlier. Minimalism helps people build financial stability whether that be debt-freedom or financial independence. ![]() If I had saved the money instead, I would have greater financial stability and a lot more options right now. I used to spend so much money on buying random stuff that I didn’t need (books, trinkets, clothes, shoes, etc.). All that clutter used to be money.” I had never thought about it that way before, and it hit me. I remember the first time that I saw a meme that said, “Look around your house. I will share the few of them that have impacted me the most. There are so many benefits to becoming more minimalist in our daily lives. We knew this would be a challenge, but we were excited about it! Why You Should Do a Minimalist Challenge We participated in Rose’s 12-day challenge and continued to do the full 31 days. We decided to do our minimalist challenge for December. When I learned she was doing a 12-day minimalist challenge with her Facebook group, we decided to jump on board. Then I met, Rose Lounsbury, a minimalist coach, at Cents Positive (a financial independence retreat for women) this past fall. They treated it as a game and competed against each other! ![]() This went all the way to day 30 where they got rid of 30 things. This meant that for an entire month, they focused on getting rid of things. Before she and her husband became nomadic travelers, they did a 30-day minimalist challenge. I was first introduced to the minimalist challenge by Wanderlust Wendy. When we learned about the minimalist challenge, we thought this gamification would give us a nice jumpstart. Gamification helps us to tap into intrinsic motivation. We’ve always enjoyed gamifying our finances. Minimalists value experiences and relationships and desire less stress in their lives. Another way to describe minimalism is moving toward simplicity and away from consumerism. The basic premise is that, as a minimalist, you are intentionally living with only the things you really need. Minimalism has existed all throughout human history. What is a Minimalist Challenge?įirst, let me start by sharing more about minimalism. Even if we didn’t make it the full 31 days, we’d still be better off than before. They looked around our house, laughed, and said, “You don’t even have that many things.”ĭespite these worries, we decided to do the minimalist challenge anyways. We initially told a few friends that we were planning to do a minimalist challenge. We were worried that we wouldn’t have enough things to get rid of. Corey’s always been a bit more of a packrat than I have, so would he feel differently? Would it cause marital strife? I felt ready to go through and let go of things in our lives that we no longer needed. ![]() When we set out to embark on this minimalist challenge, we weren’t sure how it would go. We wouldn’t want to buy something again later if we already had it now. That’s translated to very full drawers, closets, and a basement of things that could possibly be useful someday. Corey and I have always been pretty frugal. ![]()
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