The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life

I'm already a minimalist. Becker didn't need to sell me on that. This book is highly motivating to read a chapter, declutter that space, then read the next chapter and declutter that space. Great book!

I love Marie Kondo, but when I'm honest with myself...I'm never going to be that person who has their fitted sheets folded perfectly and everything stacked just so. That being said, I'm always looking for concrete ways to reduce the amount of clutter in my life and simplify my home so that I can spend more time with my family. This book is full of great ideas to do just that and it really speaks to those of us who are trying to minimize with a house full of life going on.The author's examples and strategies are easy to fit in without getting overwhelmed and he talks a lot about helping keep motivation going as you declutter and minimize. I'm finding it a warm, welcoming read and it's helping me get back to going through boxes and enjoying the process.

I wholeheartedly appreciate Joshua Becker's blog and his other books and had high hopes that this book would include new and fresh inspiration. For a reader who hasn't followed his blog or read his other books, I would recommend this book as a starting point. If you've read his other books and are looking for "more," I don't feel like this book is it. It is well written with good ideas, but I don't feel like there are ideas or content in this book that are new or different from his other books or his blogs. I think the book helps readers understand the reasons "why" they should declutter, but I don't think the actionable/takeaway points were as strong as I was hoping for.

For me, transforming my home from an overwhelmingly cluttered space to a minimalist home is a journey. When my husband and I moved into our home, we had only one child and not much stuff. The space was light and airy and cleaning up took no time at all. Now, several kids and almost 20 years later our clutter collection has taken a toll on the serenity of our home and I can use any help I can get. I have been paring down my own belongings for a while now, This book helps keeps me on track and I am finally seeing results. Even our kids have pitched in. Joshua Becker's statistics about the cost of our consumerism that can be found throughout the book are very sobering. He shows the reader how a minimalist mindset can set free money and time to be used in more meaningful ways than in unnecessary purchases or frantic searches for the car keys. He inspires me to use up or get rid of surplus in my home, Today I looked at my cleaning supplies. It turns out that I have enough laundry detergent and all purpose cleaner to last for more than a year (got it on sale) and I hope my vacuum will hold up long enough to use my collection of 24 vacuum bags (yes, got them on sale)! I am not proud that it has come to this but now I will make it a game to use it all up, As I said, it is a journey. This book gets me closer to my goal. Surprisingly, I am starting to see light at the end of the tunnel, There are areas in my home where I find lasting progress. My kitchen is much more efficient. Looking at Joshua Becker's list of essential kitchen items made me purge my kitchen drawers and cabinets once more and now I have plenty counter space to prepare my meals. My closet is getting to a point that I love all my clothes, There are no cosmetics strewn around in the bathroom and my bedroom is looking much better. The only side effect I have from reading this book is that aimless shopping or "bargain hunting" has become very boring and cleaning my home is is actually fun again. Most importantly, I am forced to ponder about what I really want from life and how I can spend more quality time with family and friends.

This book is amazing! It really teaches you that you don’t need a lot of stuff and that you can have a less stressed life by being a minimalist. I have been making changes in my life to be a minimalist, and it’s been incredible!

First off let me say I love Joshua Becker...have been following him for years. I have his first book and thoroughly loved it so was looking forward to this new book. But I must say sadly I was disappointed. The book is described as “a room by room guide to a decluttered refocused life.” Every chapter(room) said the same thing-get rid of what you don’t want, keep what you love. Well we all know that. If you preordered the book and are on Joshuas email list, you also received some online materials(minimizing checklist and a step by step minimizing checklist) I found those to be way more helpful, informative, and inspiring than the book itself. In fact I printed them out and put them in protective sheets in a folder so I can refer to them over and over. In those checklists he lists actual ITEMS to declutter and is much more specific as to how to proceed with your decluttering. I still think Joshua’s methods of decluttering and simplifying are the best-this book just fell short.

Life changing

I have been on a declutter/minimalist journey for two years, and this book helped reinforce the reasoning for it, the practical steps and the maintenance of it. I appreciate that JB is a Christian. I, also, follow Jesus and want to please God in all areas of my life (including my stuff). With my experience of Christianity, you have the human and spiritual side of you in conflict often times. I have found that when I feel discontent or bored that buying stuff feels good, but I also acknowledge how fleeting that joy is in compariston true joy from Christ. That’s why I bought this book. I needed the reaffirmation of what I already knew: stuff doesn’t equal happiness. When I’m dead and gone, I want to “be thanked for” something eternally impacting on people to the glory of Him. Easy to say but not always easy to live out. Another great Christian minismalist is Erin Loechner (book is Chasing Slow) and she reminds us to not idolize minimalism because true joy will not be found in less stuff either. So in short, the Sunday school answer is “we need the word of God” daily to feel fulfilled. Sorry for the sermon as I’m mainly preaching to myself.

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Este autor, Joshua Becker, es genial! Todos sus libros han enseñado a deshacernos de lo que ya no necesitamos para poder vivir de manera más cómoda, con menos stress y poder disfrutar de la Vida. Esta autor es muy generoso con sus conocimientos. Al deshacernos de lo que no necesitamos damos oportunidad a esas cosas de bendecir a quienes sí las necesitan. Una vida ordenada es una vida mucho más feliz. Gracias Joshua Becker!

✨Always helpful and changes appears to be bigger and better than expected! ✨ Teach you how to minimize your stuff with the Becker method. You'll do this room by room as you want it. Each kinds of room have section with a step by step part easy to recognize. (Starting with a 🌟) You're guided with general actions and thoughtful questions (minimizing checklist) instead of specific actions so your house really become yours. There is a lot of suggestions, advices, organization tips. It remember you the purpose of each kinds of room. Combine this book (the Becker method) with Konmari method and decluttering will be easy. You'll find bigger changes in your life guaranteed! There's a "minimalist maintenance guide" ... So, your hardwork can keep it's shine. It helps you to stay minimize and don't become as messy and cluttered you were before. There's so much more. You can keep this book because it will always help you! I loved it and I still love it! (Sorry for grammar and everything... I'm a French speaking person, English is my second language... Don't worry it's an English book!)

I really liked the book since it is not only a minimalist as such but it goes further, which implies reaching the conviction of having and living with less. And for this, first, he makes some general considerations with a lot of background and then goes down to a more mundane level helping you through advice and reflections to get rid of everything you do not need and that you accumulate. A recommended reading book to minimize your possessions and reflect on life. I have to say that I've enjoyed reading it and I have already got rid of about 25% of the stuff I had at home.