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Minimalist

How To Prepare & Control Your Minimalist Budget
In 30 Days Or Less & Get More Money Out Of Life Now

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The term minimalism is originally used in music and arts as a word to describe simple, repetitive, and pared-down patterns and designs. The contemporary and deeper meaning of the term, on the other hand, has developed to describe a way of living based on simplicity and focus, on passion and purpose, and on growth and contribution.

This deeper meaning is what you are going to learn in this book as you gradually apply the principles that will be mentioned here not only in your finances, health, and relationships, but in your entire life as well.

Good luck!

Minimalism Definition and Brief History

Merriam-Webster.com defines it as a style or technique (as in music, literature, or design) that is characterized by extreme spareness and simplicity and describes minimal art as an abstract art consisting primarily of simple geometric forms executed in an impersonal style.

Dictionary.reference.coms definition, meanwhile, is more on the musical side and it identifies minimalism as a reductive style or school of modern music utilizing only simple sonorities, rhythms, and patterns, with minimal embellishment or orchestrational complexity, and characterized by protracted repetition of figurations, obsessive structural rigor, and often a pulsing, hypnotic effect.

The earliest known usage of the word minimalism was in 1913, and it was used to describe a black square with a white background painting by Russian artist Kasimir Malevich. However, the actual music and design application started during the 20th century, in the late 60s and early 70s, as a post-World War 2 Western craft.

It is just fairly recently that the term was coined to describe a lifestyle of sparseness and simplicity, a kind of life that underscores only the essentials and the elimination of excesses in all areas of living to give way to an individuals own priorities. So many writers and authors have written and blogged about minimalism in the past five years alone, and they have different interpretations of it.

The definitions of minimalism differ according to some of the top authors and bloggers about minimalism today.

Joshua Becker, author and blogger at becomingminimalist.com, defines minimalism as the deliberate elimination or purging of all non-essential things in someones life to focus on the things that one values the most. In other words, it is about living a life without excesses so that what is truly important will be emphasized. He believes that minimalism is unique to each person or individual. This means that one persons level of minimalism is different from all the others because each one has a different set of values and priorities in life.

Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, authors and bloggers at theminimalists.com, explain that minimalism is a means to help an individual find real freedom.

Courtney Carver, author and blogger at bemorewithless.com, says that minimalism is living with less to find out ones ideals and promote that in everything that the person should do. She also ascribes adaptability as a main characteristic of a minimalist.

Leo Babauta, author and blogger at zenhabits.net, similarly describes minimalism as living a modest life, without any superfluous things, so that the necessary will be highlighted. He also thinks that minimalism is a great way to create time for all the things you love to do with the people you also love.

All these successful writers and modern-day minimalists, live noticeably different lives. The Minimalists are young and single people, while Joshua, Courtney, and Leo have their own families with kids. What is common among them, however, is they are all using minimalism to intentionally eliminate all the excesses in their lives to give way to what they consider as the most important things.

How is Minimalism related to you?

Possessions are always going to be a part of life. Everybody owns stuff, including you. Even extreme minimalists own a few things, although they are really quite minimal in number. And because of that, minimalism is connected to you in many ways that you never expected.

The relationship of people and stuff is so complex that it can be ironic at times. Actually, if you would notice, the poorer a person is, the more stuff he appears to have. Examine yourself right now. Think about the quantity of your possessions. Can you count it? Are you aware of everything you own? Do you have stuff that you dont use but you still cater in your life? What are you doing about it?

How Minimalism affects you?

Minimalism affects your life in a way that it eliminates everything that is unnecessary to make way for the necessary. When you only have what you need and what you want, then everything you have is your favorite. You only have things that are important and beautiful to you. Have you realized that?

When all your stuff is your favorite, you will live life with more peace of mind, less stress and pressure, and you will actually be more confident even with your appearance. You dont have to worry about unused stuff in your home, or hundreds of unworn clothing stored in your closets, or the dozens of shoes left decaying in your footlocker.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Minimalism to you

There are many advantages to minimalism and some of which are already mentioned above, such as: