Comments on: Book Review – simplify. by Becoming Minimalist http://www.yousimplified.net/2010/02/21/book-review-simplify-by-becoming-minimalist/ Dedicated to Living Deliberately Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:21:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Damn the Man, Save the (Minimalist) Empire | You, Simplified http://www.yousimplified.net/2010/02/21/book-review-simplify-by-becoming-minimalist/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Damn the Man, Save the (Minimalist) Empire | You, Simplified Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:29:49 +0000 http://www.yousimplified.net/?p=466#comment-287 [...] The title above comes from the movie Empire Records that starred a delicious Liv Tyler in the mid-90’s (whatever happened to her?) and is, in some tertiary capacity, related to Cousin Matt’s comment below that he left on my last post, a book review for simplify. [...] [...] The title above comes from the movie Empire Records that starred a delicious Liv Tyler in the mid-90’s (whatever happened to her?) and is, in some tertiary capacity, related to Cousin Matt’s comment below that he left on my last post, a book review for simplify. [...]

]]> By: cousin Matt http://www.yousimplified.net/2010/02/21/book-review-simplify-by-becoming-minimalist/comment-page-1/#comment-286 cousin Matt Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:01:15 +0000 http://www.yousimplified.net/?p=466#comment-286 Hey Charlie Every time I read a post on your blog I have this question in the back of my mind while I read: can you really be minimalist (I like "live deliberately") while working 40+ hours a week for the man? "Forced" to work for the man in this way due to keeping a certain (high?!) standard of living; that is, specifically having a large mortgage on your back. My opinion is no: it doesn't follow. Your thoughts? ~matt Hey Charlie

Every time I read a post on your blog I have this question in the back of my mind while I read: can you really be minimalist (I like “live deliberately”) while working 40+ hours a week for the man? “Forced” to work for the man in this way due to keeping a certain (high?!) standard of living; that is, specifically having a large mortgage on your back. My opinion is no: it doesn’t follow. Your thoughts?

~matt

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