My Work-In-Progress Simple Life...and looking for suggestions!

I stumbled upon this group recently and thought, these are my people! Since getting laid off last February, I've been cultivating a simple life without even realizing it, mainly in an effort to cut back on expenses. I love living like this! I think it's a fun challenge to be more minimalist and less materialistic. I'd rather live simply and have FREEDOM than return to my soul-sucking job in the tech industry.

1. I'm becoming a SAHM for a few years so I did a closet purge of all my corporate clothes. I put together a "mom uniform" consisting of a few comfortable, versatile pieces and held onto a handful of nicer clothes for date nights and special occasions.

2. I cancelled subscriptions we hardly use on Apple TV. We're now down to just Netflix and Amazon Prime.

3. I went nuclear on social media (except YouTube and Reddit because they don't have the same addictive hold). I feel great - like a 10 ton elephant is off my chest - but still haven't shaken that impulse to grab my phone for a dopamine hit.

4. With social media gone, I'm trying to build more meaningful relationships. I go out with friends for coffee and invite people over to hang out more. I also distanced myself from some toxic people in my life that caused a lot of anxiety.

5. I've been reading more. My 8 yo daughter and I hit the library every week. I'm finding after years of social media use (I'm the MySpace gen so it's been deeply ingrained!) my attention span is garbage and I'm working on being able to sit and read without distraction.

6. I've always been a terrible cook and relied too heavily on takeout. In the past year we cook SO much more and have lazy meal options for nights when we're too tired to cook but don't want to order in. It's really made me appreciate the mindfulness of cooking.

Curious...

What are some other ways you've cultivated a minimal life and cut down on unnecessary expenses?

What do you like to do to fill the newfound free time you have?