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Voluntary Simplicity
by Duane Elgin • 1981
Less stuff, more meaning: how to live a simpler, sustainable life while the world unravels.
3.62
2k+
Voluntary Simplicity Summary
Voluntary Simplicity 96%
Less stuff, more meaning: how to live a simpler, sustainable life while the world unravels.
by Duane Elgin 1981
3.62
2k+ ratings
Your Money or Your Life
by Joe Domínguez • 1992
Price your purchases in hours of your life instead of dollars. Nine steps to financial independence.
3.98
31k+
Your Money or Your Life Summary
Your Money or Your Life 96%
Price your purchases in hours of your life instead of dollars. Nine steps to financial independence.
by Joe Domínguez 1992
3.98
31k+ ratings
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan
by Liesl Clark • 2020
A no-shopping plan that saves money, cuts waste, and turns neighbors into your best resource.
3.44
2k+
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan Summary
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan 96%
A no-shopping plan that saves money, cuts waste, and turns neighbors into your best resource.
by Liesl Clark 2020
3.44
2k+ ratings
NEW-our Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence
by Vicki Robin
Turn every dollar into hours of life, then cut waste and invest until work becomes optional.
3.88
134
NEW-our Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence Summary
NEW-our Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence 95%
Turn every dollar into hours of life, then cut waste and invest until work becomes optional.
by Vicki Robin
3.88
134 ratings
Buy What You Love Without Going Broke
by Jennifer Louise Smith • 2025
A 30-day reset for your spending: align every dollar with what you value, and guilt-free the rest.
3.92
1k+
Buy What You Love Without Going Broke Summary
Buy What You Love Without Going Broke 95%
A 30-day reset for your spending: align every dollar with what you value, and guilt-free the rest.
by Jennifer Louise Smith 2025
3.92
1k+ ratings
The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life
by Leo Babauta • 2009
Simplify your home, money, health, and relationships, and make space for what truly matters.
3.46
1k+
The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life Summary
The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life 95%
Simplify your home, money, health, and relationships, and make space for what truly matters.
by Leo Babauta 2009
3.46
1k+ ratings
Meet the Frugalwoods
by Elizabeth Willard Thames • 2018
An 82 percent savings rate: how two professionals quit their jobs and bought a Vermont homestead.
3.74
7k+
Meet the Frugalwoods Summary
Meet the Frugalwoods 95%
An 82 percent savings rate: how two professionals quit their jobs and bought a Vermont homestead.
by Elizabeth Willard Thames 2018
3.74
7k+ ratings
Zero Waste Home
by Bea Johnson • 2013
A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.
3.75
8k+
Zero Waste Home Summary
Zero Waste Home 95%
A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.
by Bea Johnson 2013
3.75
8k+ ratings
The Minimalist Budget
by Aaron Kiely • 2018
A budget built on wanting less: track dollars, cut what doesn't matter, let the gap compound.
3.07
15
The Minimalist Budget Summary
The Minimalist Budget 95%
A budget built on wanting less: track dollars, cut what doesn't matter, let the gap compound.
by Aaron Kiely 2018
3.07
15 ratings
The Joy of Missing Out
by Svend Brinkmann • 2017
Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.
3.61
1k+
The Joy of Missing Out Summary
The Joy of Missing Out 95%
Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.
by Svend Brinkmann 2017
3.61
1k+ ratings
Slow
by Brooke McAlary • 2018
Your frantic life isn't a scheduling issue. The solution starts with one drawer and one funeral.
3.87
5k+
Slow Summary
Slow 95%
Your frantic life isn't a scheduling issue. The solution starts with one drawer and one funeral.
by Brooke McAlary 2018
3.87
5k+ ratings
Goodbye, Things
by Fumio Sasaki • 2015
Your possessions are an invisible to-do list. The Japanese case for owning less.
3.80
45k+
Goodbye, Things Summary
Goodbye, Things 94%
Your possessions are an invisible to-do list. The Japanese case for owning less.
by Fumio Sasaki 2015
3.80
45k+ ratings
You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap)
by Tammy Strobel • 2012
128 square feet, zero debt, no car. The counterintuitive math of buying happiness for cheap.
3.67
3k+
You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) Summary
You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) 94%
128 square feet, zero debt, no car. The counterintuitive math of buying happiness for cheap.
by Tammy Strobel 2012
3.67
3k+ ratings
The Minimalist Vegan
by Michael Ofei • 2017
Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.
3.70
267
The Minimalist Vegan Summary
The Minimalist Vegan 94%
Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.
by Michael Ofei 2017
3.70
267 ratings
The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide
by Francine Jay • 2010
Your stuff is a full-time job you didn't apply for. Here's how to quit.
3.78
13k+
The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide Summary
The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide 94%
Your stuff is a full-time job you didn't apply for. Here's how to quit.
by Francine Jay 2010
3.78
13k+ ratings
The Zero-Waste Lifestyle
by Amy Korst • 2012
How to throw away less: study your trash, then change one room at a time.
3.61
909
The Zero-Waste Lifestyle Summary
The Zero-Waste Lifestyle 94%
How to throw away less: study your trash, then change one room at a time.
by Amy Korst 2012
3.61
909 ratings
Stuffocation
by James Wallman • 2013
More stuff, less happiness. The science is in: experiences beat possessions every time.
3.49
4k+
Stuffocation Summary
Stuffocation 94%
More stuff, less happiness. The science is in: experiences beat possessions every time.
by James Wallman 2013
3.49
4k+ ratings
Messy Minimalism
by Rachelle Crawford • 2021
You need not be tidy to own less. The flexible method for a chaotic, real life.
3.87
2k+
Messy Minimalism Summary
Messy Minimalism 94%
You need not be tidy to own less. The flexible method for a chaotic, real life.
by Rachelle Crawford 2021
3.87
2k+ ratings
The More of Less
by Joshua Becker • 2016
Your house holds 300,000 things. Most of them are stealing your time, money, and freedom.
3.81
16k+
The More of Less Summary
The More of Less 94%
Your house holds 300,000 things. Most of them are stealing your time, money, and freedom.
by Joshua Becker 2016
3.81
16k+ ratings
Give a Sh*t
by Ashlee Piper • 2018
Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.
4.15
972
Give a Sh*t Summary
Give a Sh*t 94%
Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.
by Ashlee Piper 2018
4.15
972 ratings
A Year of Living Simply
by Kate Humble • 2024
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
3.71
2k+
A Year of Living Simply Summary
A Year of Living Simply 94%
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
by Kate Humble 2024
3.71
2k+ ratings
No Impact Man
by Colin Beavan • 2009
90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.
3.78
5k+
No Impact Man Summary
No Impact Man 94%
90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.
by Colin Beavan 2009
3.78
5k+ ratings
Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere
by Jason Kelly • 2010
Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.
3.50
134
Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere Summary
Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere 94%
Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.
by Jason Kelly 2010
3.50
134 ratings
A Simpler Life
by The School of Life • 2022
Modern life's curse is too much of everything. The real upgrade is learning how to subtract.
3.98
2k+
A Simpler Life Summary
A Simpler Life 94%
Modern life's curse is too much of everything. The real upgrade is learning how to subtract.
by The School of Life 2022
3.98
2k+ ratings
The Soul of Money
by Lynne Twist • 2003
Scarcity makes you chase more; sufficiency lets you direct what you have toward what matters.
3.88
5k+
The Soul of Money Summary
The Soul of Money 94%
Scarcity makes you chase more; sufficiency lets you direct what you have toward what matters.
by Lynne Twist 2003
3.88
5k+ ratings
How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life
by Robert Skidelsky • 2012
Keynes predicted 15-hour workweeks by 2030. Here is why the money came but the time never did.
3.56
2k+
How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life Summary
How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life 94%
Keynes predicted 15-hour workweeks by 2030. Here is why the money came but the time never did.
by Robert Skidelsky 2012
3.56
2k+ ratings
Peace and Plenty
by Sarah Ban Breathnach • 2010
The money story you grew up with is still calling the shots. Time to rewrite it.
3.63
485
Peace and Plenty Summary
Peace and Plenty 94%
The money story you grew up with is still calling the shots. Time to rewrite it.
by Sarah Ban Breathnach 2010
3.63
485 ratings
Love People, Use Things
by Joshua Fields Millburn • 2021
The 90-day rule for your stuff, your spending, and the people you keep close.
3.77
5k+
Love People, Use Things Summary
Love People, Use Things 94%
The 90-day rule for your stuff, your spending, and the people you keep close.
by Joshua Fields Millburn 2021
3.77
5k+ ratings
The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide
by Jen Gale • 2020
Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.
4.08
645
The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide Summary
The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide 94%
Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.
by Jen Gale 2020
4.08
645 ratings
What It Takes To Be Free
by Darius Foroux • 2019
Twelve principles that break obligation, guilt, and debt, so you can finally run your own life.
4.10
700
What It Takes To Be Free Summary
What It Takes To Be Free 94%
Twelve principles that break obligation, guilt, and debt, so you can finally run your own life.
by Darius Foroux 2019
4.10
700 ratings
The Day the World Stops Shopping
by J.B. MacKinnon • 2021
Less shopping saves the planet and wrecks the economy. The path through that trap.
4.13
5k+
The Day the World Stops Shopping Summary
The Day the World Stops Shopping 93%
Less shopping saves the planet and wrecks the economy. The path through that trap.
by J.B. MacKinnon 2021
4.13
5k+ ratings
The Minimalist Way
by Erica Layne • 2019
Forget buying more bins. A whole-life minimalism that starts with your values, not your closet.
3.84
2k+
The Minimalist Way Summary
The Minimalist Way 93%
Forget buying more bins. A whole-life minimalism that starts with your values, not your closet.
by Erica Layne 2019
3.84
2k+ ratings
Living Rich by Spending Smart
by Gregory Karp • 2008
The money you need is already yours. It's hiding in the bills you never question.
3.66
1k+
Living Rich by Spending Smart Summary
Living Rich by Spending Smart 93%
The money you need is already yours. It's hiding in the bills you never question.
by Gregory Karp 2008
3.66
1k+ ratings
The High Price of Materialism
by Tim Kasser • 2002
Worldwide, materialism predicts less happiness and worse relationships. The reason isn't obvious.
3.65
708
The High Price of Materialism Summary
The High Price of Materialism 93%
Worldwide, materialism predicts less happiness and worse relationships. The reason isn't obvious.
by Tim Kasser 2002
3.65
708 ratings
So...This Is Why I'm Broke
by Melissa Jean-Baptiste • 2023
Your money leaks through emotions, not math. The real fix starts before the budget does.
4.00
16
So...This Is Why I'm Broke Summary
So...This Is Why I'm Broke 93%
Your money leaks through emotions, not math. The real fix starts before the budget does.
by Melissa Jean-Baptiste 2023
4.00
16 ratings
Beyond Wealth
by Alexander Green • 2011
Wealth buys security, not a life. A financial advisor's guide to the other kind of rich.
3.77
623
Beyond Wealth Summary
Beyond Wealth 93%
Wealth buys security, not a life. A financial advisor's guide to the other kind of rich.
by Alexander Green 2011
3.77
623 ratings
The Year of Less
by Cait Flanders • 2018
She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.
3.45
71k+
The Year of Less Summary
The Year of Less 93%
She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.
by Cait Flanders 2018
3.45
71k+ ratings
The Joys of Compounding
by Gautam Baid • 2019
Learn to think like an owner: the models, habits, and patience that compound wealth and wisdom.
4.44
2k+
The Joys of Compounding Summary
The Joys of Compounding 93%
Learn to think like an owner: the models, habits, and patience that compound wealth and wisdom.
by Gautam Baid 2019
4.44
2k+ ratings
Freedom of Simplicity
by Richard J. Foster • 1981
A Christian path to simple living that starts with the heart, not the shopping cart.
4.21
3k+
Freedom of Simplicity Summary
Freedom of Simplicity 93%
A Christian path to simple living that starts with the heart, not the shopping cart.
by Richard J. Foster 1981
4.21
3k+ ratings
Minimalism
by Joshua Fields Millburn • 2011
Decluttering is step one. The real work is filling that space with health, connection, and purpose.
3.69
11k+
Minimalism Summary
Minimalism 93%
Decluttering is step one. The real work is filling that space with health, connection, and purpose.
by Joshua Fields Millburn 2011
3.69
11k+ ratings
New Minimalism
by Cary Telander Fortin • 2018
Align your home with your values without deprivation, by understanding why you hold on.
3.87
1k+
New Minimalism Summary
New Minimalism 93%
Align your home with your values without deprivation, by understanding why you hold on.
by Cary Telander Fortin 2018
3.87
1k+ ratings
Work Less, Live More
by Bob Clyatt • 2005
Quit full-time work decades early: spend less, invest on autopilot, and never outlive your savings.
3.93
550
Work Less, Live More Summary
Work Less, Live More 93%
Quit full-time work decades early: spend less, invest on autopilot, and never outlive your savings.
by Bob Clyatt 2005
3.93
550 ratings
The Good-Enough Life
by Avram Alpert • 2022
Greatness culture exhausts us, shreds communities, and devours the planet. Sufficiency is the exit.
3.39
390
The Good-Enough Life Summary
The Good-Enough Life 93%
Greatness culture exhausts us, shreds communities, and devours the planet. Sufficiency is the exit.
by Avram Alpert 2022
3.39
390 ratings
Love Your Life, Not Theirs
by Rachel Cruze • 2016
Comparison costs you money. Seven habits that trade envy for contentment and debt for freedom.
3.97
8k+
Love Your Life, Not Theirs Summary
Love Your Life, Not Theirs 93%
Comparison costs you money. Seven habits that trade envy for contentment and debt for freedom.
by Rachel Cruze 2016
3.97
8k+ ratings
Focus
by Leo Babauta • 2010
Your mind is stolen by endless pings. The fix is not another app but radical simplicity.
3.63
1k+
Focus Summary
Focus 93%
Your mind is stolen by endless pings. The fix is not another app but radical simplicity.
by Leo Babauta 2010
3.63
1k+ ratings
How to Retire Early
by Robert Charlton • 2013
Retire early on an ordinary paycheck: the spending gap, the index funds, and the withdrawal math.
4.29
307
How to Retire Early Summary
How to Retire Early 93%
Retire early on an ordinary paycheck: the spending gap, the index funds, and the withdrawal math.
by Robert Charlton 2013
4.29
307 ratings
Worry-Free Money
by Shannon Lee Simmons • 2017
Why budgeting fails: it creates deprivation. Calculate one number, then spend without guilt.
4.30
1k+
Worry-Free Money Summary
Worry-Free Money 93%
Why budgeting fails: it creates deprivation. Calculate one number, then spend without guilt.
by Shannon Lee Simmons 2017
4.30
1k+ ratings
Things That Matter
by Joshua Becker • 2022
Autopilot living ends in regret. Identify what matters and cut everything that does not.
3.81
4k+
Things That Matter Summary
Things That Matter 93%
Autopilot living ends in regret. Identify what matters and cut everything that does not.
by Joshua Becker 2022
3.81
4k+ ratings
Carpe Diem
by Roman Alexander Krznaric • 2017
Living fully was hijacked by shopping, scheduling, and screens. Five forgotten paths to reclaim it.
3.76
385
Carpe Diem Summary
Carpe Diem 93%
Living fully was hijacked by shopping, scheduling, and screens. Five forgotten paths to reclaim it.
by Roman Alexander Krznaric 2017
3.76
385 ratings
The Minimalist Home
by Joshua Becker • 2018
Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.
3.69
9k+
The Minimalist Home Summary
The Minimalist Home 93%
Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.
by Joshua Becker 2018
3.69
9k+ ratings
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