r/simpleliving

41K archived posts · Jun 2009 – Sep 2026

Live Better With Less

r/simpleliving

Breaking free of the work/spend/borrow cycle in order to live more fully, sustainably, and cooperatively.

Created Jun 24, 2009

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41KArchived posts

Ideas and inspiration for living more simply. A place to share tips on living with less stuff, work, speed, or stress in return for gaining more freedom, time, self-reliance, and joy.

Community Guidelines

Follow reddiquette and everything should work out fine.
Self-promotion and spam are prohibited.
List articles and low-effort image posts such as quotes, pictures of books/book pages, comic strips, and screenshots are not allowed and will be removed.
All other photo links require a submission statement discussing how it relates to r/simpleliving.
You can also read about our rules in detail on our wiki.
Message the moderators if you are not seeing your post or want to send a compliment.

Our Wiki

Books
Web Resources
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The wiki could use your help, so please take a look and contribute!

Related Subreddits:

Multireddit of related subreddits curated by u/lyam23.

#####Lifestyle

#####Ideology & Philosophy

#####Finance

#####Sustainability

#####And many more!

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