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What does “simple living” mean to you? To some people, living more simply means stripping down expenses to the bare minimum, so you have fewer things and must learn to appreciate life more. To others, simple living means returning to a more traditional lifestyle, such as living on a farm. And to others, living simply means refusing to let stress, clutter, and anxiety gain a foothold in your life. Sounds great, right? We’ve looked all over the Internet to find inspiring simple living blogs. Some are well-known sources of simple living inspiration, but there are others you may never have heard of. All are thought-provoking and useful.

Simple Living Through Frugality

1. We The Savers : The blog of ING Direct Savings, We The Savers is all about creative ways to save money. ING staff members share savings tips, and customers blog about their savings journeys.
2. Squawkfox : Kerry Taylor is a Canadian organic farmer and blogger who eliminated her debt through frugal living. Read her informative and entertaining guide to living simply without sacrificing fun.
3. The Frugal Girl : A mom of four shares her secrets of living frugally with others online. The blog features a baking recipe every Wednesday.
4. Living on a Dime : Tawra and Jill are a mother-daughter blogging team who blog about making the most of the money you have, which sometimes isn’t very much. They have great recipes.
5. Frugal Village : Sara Noel writes about easy ways to cut expenses in a pain-free way. She has tips for visiting thrift stores, gardening, and cooking great meals on the cheap.
6. Frugal For Life : Frugal For Life was begun over four years ago when the author was forced to file for bankruptcy due to poor financial decisions. It features many articles about the importance of saving and tips on saving money whenever possible.
7. Finally Getting To Even : A blog about one family’s journey from in debt back to “even.” Read their tips for spending less, saving more and becoming happier, more well-adjusted people in the process.
8. Frugal Simplicity : This simple living website is packed with offers for coupons and other online deals. There are a lot of ads on the site, but there are some good articles as well.
9. Wise Bread : Part of living more simply is learning how to do more with the money you have. Wise Bread is dedicated to helping people spend less on the things they need and spend less time in debt.
10. The Simple Dollar : This is one of the best-known personal finance and savings blogs online. Build better money habits and learn how to defeat the consumerist attitude.
11. Tight Fisted Miser : While the name of this blog is kind of a joke (who wants to think of themselves as a tight-fisted miser?), you can learn a lot of good tips about living well on very little money.
12. Savvy Frugality : Frugal meets fun on this blog. Learn how you can save more at the grocery store, as well as look great while spending less.
13. The Frugal Family Kitchen : Learn how you can spend less on food while making tasty, nutritious meals for your family. After all, it doesn’t have to be expensive to be good for you.

Simple Living Through Better Organization

1. Unclutterer : The blog for everyone who wants to live a simpler, more clutter-free lifestyle. Learn how to get organized and stay that way with excellent tips.
2. Simply Stated :  The official blog of Real Simple magazine, Simply Stated is a destination blog for anyone who has a goal of living more simply.
3. Neat and Simple Living : Ariane Benefit, life coach, writes about the ways that all of us can get better organized and live happier lives. One of her target audience groups is the ADD/ADHD community, since they sometimes have the most difficulty getting organized.
4. FlyLady : Is your sink shiny? The FlyLady thinks it should be. Learn her easy, addictive system for keeping clutter at bay.
5. Psychology of Clutter : Dr. Amie Ragan is a psychologist who wants to help all of us understand why we have a tendency to let things get cluttered. She has some interesting insights.
6. Discover Organization : This cool blog gives you all the tools you need to get the clutter out of your life and get yourself organized. There are even video tips!
7. The Home Office Organizer : If you are a person who does any amount of work from home, you know that even the best intentions of neatness can turn into an unholy mess. This blog is full of good suggestions.
8. Clear and Simple : Marla Dee leading a Team of Organizers writes for this great site. They blog about the clear and simple life, and about ways you can get there. Recently they’ve also introduced Clear Simple Products a line of educational organization materials.

Simple Living Through Farming, Gardening, or Living On An Island

1. The Chickenista : The Chickenista is a stay-at-home, blogging, homeschooling, farm-animal-raising mom. She writes all about her experiences living the simple life here.
2. My Home Among The Hills : Warren blogs about his family’s adventures in Charleston, West Virginia. They have lots of information on beekeeping and plans for a do-it-yourself cider press.
3. Musings From a Stonehead : A Scottish blogger writes about his family’s experience running a farm in a croft house. Great “How to” page covers everything from killing a chicken to cleaning a pig pen.
4. Down To Earth : Rhonda Hetzel’s blog is written to inspire others to avoid mindless consumerism, to free ourselves of excess baggage we don’t need, and to value simplicity above all else. Great articles about whole foods and “forgotten” arts like knitting.
5. Redomestication : Discover the life of a homesteading blogger as she shares her daily journey to simplicity.
6. Isle Dance : This is the blog of a person who actually packed up her stuff, moved to a cabin on a remote island, and doesn’t have a TV. I guess she must have a computer, though, or she couldn’t blog.

Simple Design To Inspire You

1. Absolutely Beautiful Things : If you are a fan of simple design, beautiful design, and design that looks absolutely livable, you’ll love Anna Spiro’s blog. The Australian interior designer’s blog is full of inspiration for others.
2. Apartment Therapy : Apartment Therapy features photos of real apartments from places around the world. You’ll think some are wonderful design, and some probably aren’t. But if you’re looking to simplify your space, you’ll get inspiration here.
3. Minima : This is a home for minimalism and the minimalist aesthetic online. Simple living, thought-provoking posts, and striking design.
4. Exile Lifestyle : Colin Wright, a sustainable designer, doesn’t have a permanent home. This is his blog about living simply all over the world, and making your career everything you want it to be.
5. The Laws of Simplicity : Interesting blog about the “simplicity rules” that apply in good design. Be inspired by the many photos on this blog.

Moms and Dads Living Simply

1. Parent Hacks : Excellent blog with tips for making your life as a parent simpler. It’s got the collective wisdom of thousands of moms and dads.
2. Working Moms Against Guilt : This blog helps busy moms try to “do it all” with grace, humor, and tips on simple living. Cara, Sara, Tela, and Susan write about ways they have found to make routines easier.
3. Simple Mom : Simple Mom aims to help moms of all types make life simpler. Eliminate the clutter, interference and noise that give you stress, and you’ll be happier and more efficient.
4. The Simple Wife : Joanne is a mom who is trying to live a life with fewer things and more rich experiences. Reconnect with the spirit of simplicity.
5. Simple Living In a Complex World : Learn about “forgotten” skills like baking your own bread, crocheting, and growing a vegetable garden. This blogger has lots of ideas for living more simply.
6. The Smart Woman’s Guide To A Simple Life : Smart ladies everywhere will appreciate these great tips for making daily life less stressful and simpler. Get productivity and parenting advice here.
7. A More Green and Simple Life : Donna Ellis records her experiences as she tries to make her life more environmentally conscious as well as more simple.
8. Want What You Have : Heather blogs about frugal living, better organization, and simplicity on this blog. She has three children, a self-employed husband, and a cat.
9. Lightening : No, this isn’t a blog about weather that somebody misspelled. “Lightening,” to this blogger, means shining a light in this dark world. It means taking the weight of stress and pressure off of your shoulders, and making the world a little bit better.

Simple Productivity Boosters

1. Lifehacker : A classic blog about making thing easier, Lifehacker features lots of tech-related tips as well as ideas on saving money.
2. LifeDev : You’ll appreciate the advice on productivity and creativity-boosting on this blog. Make your time mean more.
3. Zen Habits : Zen Habits is one of the 100 most-read blogs in the world. It features short, insightful posts on making your life less busy, more productive, and healthier.
4. Simple Productivity : Read this blog for ideas on ways you can be more productive without making your life more complicated.
5. Rowdy Kittens : Tammy Strobel, author of Simply Car-Free and Minimalist Health, provides a community for people who want to live more simply at RowdyKittens.
6. Mnmlist : A site about the way to live simply, written by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits. Posts are short and thought-provoking, challenging us to give up the unnecessary in our lives and find simplicity.
7. Dumb Little Man : This is a strangely named blog, but it can be quite useful. Tips and tricks for making all kinds of things easier. It’s like Lifehacker, but readers can submit and publish articles.

Taking Care Of Your Body and Soul More Simply

1. Abundance Blog at Marelisa Online : Marelisa offers her secrets to living abundantly. In her view, abundant living happened when you combine creativity, productivity, and simplicity.
2. The Happiness Project : Gretchen Rubin writes about what makes people happy, and ways we can simplify our lives to reach happiness, in her book and blog The Happiness Project.
3. My Simpler Life : Beth Dargis is a “simpler living educator” whose goal is to coach others into living saner, decluttered lives. Her blog includes a Weekly Simplicity Tip.
4. Everyday Simplicity : Reba Kennedy has been blogging about simple living since 2006. Her blog has insightful book reviews as well as recipes, videos, news items, and other inspiration.
5. Think Simple Now : This is an excellent blog about finding creativity, clarity and happiness in one’s life. Make sure to read the articles about how to begin a meditation practice.
6. Healthy Simple Living : Lilla writes about the ways that people can save money while eating fresh, healthy foods. She exposes the myth that healthy food has to be expensive.
7. Choosing Voluntary Simplicity : This blog is about the lifestyle of voluntary simplicity. This means choosing to live with fewer “things” without feeling deprived or destitute. It means learning how to make do with less and cutting out the excess.
8. Faces Of Simple Living : A journalist travels around America to meet people who have made a choice to live more simply. Here are some of their stories.
9. Simple Health Ideas : Denise Mackinnon is a licensed massage therapist who blogs about simple ways to stay healthy. She focuses on simple ways to eat well and move your body.
10. The Low-Tech Times : This is an interesting blog about low-tech things, such as steam trains and bluegrass music. The author proposes “low-tech” solutions to “high-tech” problems.
11. Living The Simple Life I Want : A 35-year-old Irishwoman has moved to Düsseldorf, Germany in pursuit of a simpler life. Her blog chronicles her recipes, her gardening success, and her personal finances.
12. Simple Nourished Living : Many people will tell you that the most important key to a simple life is your own state of mind. This blog helps you take steps to live a more healthy life and reduce your stress.