The Minimalist Home Book Review

Title: The Minimalist Home


Author: Joshua Becker

Genre: Nonfiction, Christian, Organizing, Minimalist, Lifestyle, Self-Help,

Plot: One day Joshua Becker was elbow deep in cleaning out his garage when his neighbor remarked that he needed less stuff. This caused a light bulb to go off for Becker and he immediately went inside his house and began to minimize. He didn't just organize, tidy and declutter. He actively got rid of duplicates, broken items, useless items and things that he no longer had any need or emotional connection to.

By the time he was done, several years had passed and he had relocated his family to a smaller house. The amount of personal freedom and satisfaction Becker gave himself is immense and he wants to share his findings with you. In this handy little guide he takes us from room to room (beginning with the easiest rooms to declutter and moving onto the harder ones to boost our confidence levels and skills at throwing out useless junk), giving us step-by-step instructions for what to look for when minimizing and how to use our homes to shape the goals we ultimately want out of life. There is even a section on how to maintain our neat new look when we are all done minimizing. So what are you waiting for?

Likes/Dislikes: I have read a lot of organizing and decluttering, tidying and cleaning books. Some have been great like The Magic Of Tidying Up while others have been lacking - such as, Decluttering At The Speed Of Life. All of them have their own viewpoints and key aspects of interest and create a nice study in the different ways there are to manage our possessions in a manner that best suits our own personality types. This particular book is just so, with a strong hint of The Magic Of Tidying Up with the author's own experiences thrown in. As he states, "Minimalism, as I'm referring to it, is not about taking something away from you; it's about giving something to you." That sounds rather nice, doesn't it?

Rating: PG-12 and up, mainly for reading level.

Date Review Written: November 2nd, 2018

I received a copy of this book courtesy of WaterBrook Multnomah for my honest opinion. I wasn't required to write a positive review and the opinions expressed in the above review are my own.