Simple life is not Minimalism

Extracted from https://www.theminimalists.com/minimalism/

"Minimalism is a tool that can assist you in finding freedom. Freedom from fear. Freedom from worry. Freedom from overwhelm. Freedom from guilt. Freedom from depression. Freedom from the trappings of the consumer culture we’ve built our lives around. Real freedom.

That doesn’t mean there’s anything inherently wrong with owning material possessions. Today’s problem seems to be the meaning we assign to our stuff: we tend to give too much meaning to our things, often forsaking our health, our relationships, our passions, our personal growth, and our desire to contribute beyond ourselves. Want to own a car or a house? Great, have at it! Want to raise a family and have a career? If these things are important to you, then that’s wonderful. Minimalism simply allows you to make these decisions more consciously, more deliberately."

At first, I thought minimalism is for me. To certain extent, I think I can be a minimalist. I don't need a lot of things. There are too many stuff that I possess and maybe I should start the 30 days challenge of a minimalist. "Dump one item every day from your house for the next 30 days". 

Keep the things that are of value only, make deliberate or conscious effort to keep required stuff. 

A simple life moves further into living less luxury. Do we really need more material possessions to feel happy? I think to have a simple life is to be out of the rat race, out of material possessions, we don't need those to survive. We are taught that we cannot retire unless we have millions in our bank account.

REALLY? REALLY! What lifestyle do you need? Do you have passive income? 

Start thinking and planning. Start with Minimalism to clear your thoughts and freedom.