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The Capsule Pantry: Cauliflower Chowder 13+ Ways

Flamenco, Sunshine, and Living a Simple Life Andalusian-style

Mariah Carey - The Unintentional Messiah of a Minimalist Christmas

The Capsule Pantry: Valencian Paella

10 Inspirational People Who Live Kick-Ass Lives by Rejecting Lifestyle Inflation

Gift Giving During a Cost of Living Crisis

The Capsule Pantry: Korean Kimchi (With 8 variations and 4 ways to use it)

Use the "5 Pillars Rule" to Change Your Relationship with Money Forever

A Simple Way to Slow Down Your Life That You Can Do Today

The Capsule Pantry: Taking Poultry Back to the 70s - Chicken in Oloroso Sherry Sauce

You CAN Live an Incredible Life on a Relatively Small Amount of Money

The Dirty Little Secret About How Black Friday Sales Really Work

The Capsule Pantry: Roman Pizza, Bonci-Style

Sleep-Well-at-Night Finances: My Aggressively Simple Financial Strategies

Discussion Thread: Who Are You and What Does Simple Living Mean to You?

The Capsule Pantry: No-Rise Banana Bread

Buying Time = Buying Happiness

"Cozy Minimalism" Is Here - and I've Given It a Makeover

The Capsule Pantry: Pasta Amatriciana

A Simple and Straightforward Take on the FIRE Movement

White Space Makes a Simple Life Even Simpler

The Capsule Pantry Recipe Index

The Capsule Pantry: What to Do with Greens Without Resorting to Boiled Cabbage

Sleep-Well-at-Night Finances: Focus on These 3 Financial Areas and You're Golden

No One Will Cheerlead Your Simple Life - That's What Makes It so Hard

The Capsule Pantry: The Salad, Fall Edition

Simple Finances 101: If You Want "Sleep-Well-at-Night" Finances, Stop Listening to The Noise™

Are You Choosing Quality or Quantity in Your Life Right Now?

The Capsule Pantry: Croatian Chicken "Gregada" (Croatian Kitchen Purists, Please Don't Kill Me)

Dejunk Yourself Week Eight: How to Stop the Re-Buy Impulse

When Life Gets Too Much to Handle, Use This "Re-Grounding" Technique

The Capsule Pantry: Corn Chowder Stuffed Peppers

Dejunk Yourself Week Seven: Kids=Crap

When Everyone Around You Worships at the Font of Busyness, How Do You Stop Yourself From Doing the Same?

The Capsule Pantry: Pinto Beans with Oregano-Garlic Oil

Dejunk Yourself Week Six: Misc Spaces

Guest Post: Here's the Exact Amount of Money That Buys Happiness

The Capsule Pantry: Southern Mediterranean Wraps 14 Ways

Dejunk Yourself Week Five: Mid-Course Mindset Check-In

"Besa" - an Albanian Word for the Lost Art of Generosity and Trust

The Capsule Pantry: Panzanella 12 ways

"Dejunk Yourself" Week Four: Empty the Drawers

You Can't Buy Hygge

The Capsule Pantry - 50 Items, Thousands of Recipes

Dejunk Yourself Week Three: Dejunking the Best Room in the House

Why Do We Assume We Can't Change as We Age?

The Capsule Pantry: The Noodle Dish to End All Noodle Dishes

Dejunk Yourself Week Two: A Capsule Wardrobe Without the Capsule

One Tiny Step Towards Simple Living Could save You Multiple Days of Wasted Time and Energy

The Capsule Pantry: Salsiccia Con Polenta (Sausage with Polenta) 18+ Ways

"Dejunk Yourself" Course Week One: Learn from My Mother

To Live Simply and Sustainably Means Making Your Peace with Inconvenience

The Capsule Pantry: Gazpacho 19 Ways

A Special Message on Simple and Straightforward's First Birthday

Dancing like You're a Four Year Old Listening to Metallica

The Conundrum of Social Media vs. a Simple Life

How Long Do You Think Success Takes to Achieve? Double It

Nobody Will Remember Your Stuff. But Hopefully They Might Remember You

Your Emotional State Can Have a Big Impact on the Way You Declutter Your Home

Guest Post: How A Simple + Straightforward Approach To Money Can Positively Impact Your Financial Future

How (And Why) Do You Transition from a "Normal" Life to One with Just 134 Items?

If You Want to Simplify EVERYTHING, You've Come to the Right Place

Simple and Straightforward's Minimalist Summer Essentials List

Dealing with Massive Amounts of Stress When All You Want to Do is...Not.

An Old Croatian Man Just Taught Me the Importance of Simplifying Our Daily Routines

You Can Learn a Lot from Watching "The Most Beautiful Sunset in the World"

100 Super Easy Items to Get Rid of Today

When Was the Last Time You Truly Took a Day off from Everything?

Sorry Marie Kondo but You're Wrong About Minimalism

Did You Know the SLOW in "Slow Living" Is an Acronym?

Let's Get Deep Down and Personal for a Minute

4 of My Mother's Best Sustainable Living Tips

Thinkers vs. Doers. Which One Are You?

How to Commit Harder to Fewer Commitments

The "5-Minute Mindset" Just Blew My Mind

The 4 Best Simple Living Decisions I Ever Made

The Power of Thinking Small

Want to Change Your Life? Quit with the Blame

Simple Living Resources I Couldn't Live Without

The Simple Living Spectrum

Empty Drawers Make Me Nervous

3 Recipes to Make You Fall in Love with Sustainable, Waste-Free, Awesome Cooking

Not Everything in Life Has To Be Financially Motivated

Using the "Three Strikes You're Out" Method Can Drastically Improve Your Relationship with Social Media

I F**ked Up in the Kitchen and Now Everything in Life Is Ruined

Who Knew a $10 Bathmat Could Signify the Difference Between a Mediocre and a Marvellous Life

You Can't Do It Alone (That's a Lonely, Expensive Place to Be)

You Meet the Nicest People on a Mountainside

Slow Down, Duck. You Owe It to Yourself

Always Start a New Year with a Reading List