I just had a post published at www.UnTemplater.com! It’s a great one about the secret to getting things done. I actually put this very piece of advice to use just yesterday. It can save you a lot of headache and worry. Not to mention making you vastly more productive. Head on over and check it [...]
I haven’t forgotten about my updated finance tracking/planning system. Unfortunately, as I’m working on it, I keep finding bugs and improvements that I want to make. I did manage to get the tracking and budget pages put together for the whole year. Unfortunately, I forgot a couple of new categories and as I’m inserting those [...]
Do you ever realize that you just spent too much money? My wife and I did this weekend. To even out the budget, we’re going to have a “No Spend Week”. Fortunately, this fits in with the Minimalist Experiment quite nicely. The concept is simple, we won’t spend any un-necessary money this week. So what [...]
As I mentioned Monday, I’m working on a new financial tracking/planning system. Unfortunately, I didn’t finish it yet, but I have made good progress. I have the budget and tracking sheets put together. There are a few more equations that I want to include, and then it’ll be ready to expand to a full year [...]
I find it amazing how complicated one can make their personal finances. Especially since all it really amounts to is “spend less than you earn.” (This is something I struggle with, as well.) I know I’ve written about personal finance before, but I’ve recently been wanting to redo my tracking/planning system. As part of the [...]
Cleaning out my closet really helped me as I packed for my spring break trip. It’s harder to over-pack when you don’t have much to carry in the first place! I’ve already talked about how important it is to pack light when traveling, but in light of the Minimalist Experiment, I thought I would revisit [...]
When I first started reading about minimalism on ZenHabits and mnmlist, I began thinking about what minimalist art would consist of. Would it be a solid-colored canvas? Perhaps a color field painting? Maybe a stylized landscape? Would my choice fit another minimalist’s criteria? As a portrait artist, I tried to create a minimalist portrait. It [...]
Since beginning the Minimalist Experiment I have been wondering how I can simplify my food. Do I eat less, limit the number of ingredients that I use to cook with, or should I switch to only organic foods? The simplest (and best) answer I’ve come up with is to eat consciously. I am guilty of [...]
Isn’t it amazing how complicated we tend to make things? To exercise, we so often think that we need a personal trainer, a gym membership, all of the equipment that we could ever think of, and special outfits. In reality, we need some good shoes, a set of appropriate clothes, and maybe some basic equipment. [...]
As part of the Minimalist Experiment, I got rid of many of my clothes over the weekend. As I cleaned out my closet, I kept less than half of the clothes I started with. Here’s a list of what I currently have: 7 undershirts 4 fleece/hoodies 4 jackets/coats (including one for rain and a leather [...]
