Minimalist Simplicity

• Buy only what we truly need
• Prune clothes and books
• Declutter, category by category 
• Repair, don’t replace 
• Purchase for quality, not quantity
• With each new purchase, give away something old
• Choose paperless receipts
• Digitalize books and movies
• Use a budgeting app to lower expenses
• Reduce food waste
• Go slow: slow food, slow fashion
• Consider moving into a smaller space
• Unsubscribe from catalogs and retail emails
•  Give away clothes not worn for a year
• Re-examine social commitments
• Use reusable tote bags for shopping
• Eliminate duplicates
• Drive less and walk, bike and ride mass transit more

Ecological Simplicity

• Eat more plants, less meat
• Grow our own food
• Compost food scraps
• Go plastic-free in the house 
• Conduct a home energy audit
• Install solar for home energy
• Use green cleaning supplies
• Save water with toilet and shower eco-devices
• Air-dry clothes
• Switch to an electric or hybrid vehicle
• Buy quality clothes in natural fabrics
• Recycle whenever possible
• Buy pre-used items
• Use reusable bags and food containers
• Make DIY beauty products and cleaners
• Volunteer for local eco-activities
• Boycott products that endanger wildlife
• Campaign for environmental policies and candidates

Conscious Simplicity

• Spend on experiences, not stuff
• Minimize shopping online and offline
• Detox social media accounts
• Scale back TV and cable
• Savor nature with a daily walk
• Plant trees locally
• Volunteer often
• Commit to a cause
• Use holistic medicine practitioners
• Take a personal growth course
• Meditate or pray daily
• Explore yoga, tai chi or a martial art
• Take up a creative pursuit
• Explore the local area
• Sign petitions or organize drives
• Get involved in a worthy cause
• Invest to delegitimize fossil fuels and deforestation
• Donate to worthy environmental or social causes

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