You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap): How One Woman Radically Simplified Her Life And How You Can Too (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
This book details Tammy Strobel's transformation from materialistic to simplification, as well as some advice on how the reader can do it, too. I'm intrigued by the "tiny house" movement (living in a house roughly under 500 square feet, with many being less than 200 feet), and I have been ever since I read the book "Twelve by Twelve." I don't think it's for me, for one reason: I love owning books and having my own personal library. I would rather go without electricity or running water than giving up my books (seriously...I've thought about this). But, I do think that it's a good idea to "scale down," whatever that means to an individual. If that means going from a 2000 square foot home to a 1200 square foot home, I think that's just as laudable (and, apparently, so does the author). Not everyone can live in a micro-home, but we can all do something to get off of the never-ending "more more more more more" ride on which corporate America wants us to spend our lives. Een inspirerend boek, de moeite waard om te lezen. Niet meteen om zelf in een 'tiny house' te gaan wonen, maar doet je wel nadenken dat materialisme je niet gelukkig maakt. Na het lezen van dit boek krijg ik instant goesting om de kasten in mij huis op te ruimen, en alle overbodige of niet gebruikte spullen weg te gooien of te doneren. Het is veel belangrijker om te investeren in sterke relaties, dingen te doen die je graag doet dan om dure spullen te willen hebben.
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This book is inspiring in many ways. I feel even more encouraged to declutter and shop less.
—Lex0517
Fantastic. Great way to start thinking about what you need and what you don't need in life.
—lidyanatasya
I love this memoir by one of my fave bloggers, Tammy Strobel at RowdyKittens.com.
—sheerse
