Minimalism is not for everyone. Some of us are moved by a magpie-like spirit to collect and weave every possible flea market find into the ever-expanding tapestry of our home furnishings and decor.

Youheum Son is a self proclaimed extreme minimalist living her life without any furniture. She washes all her laundry by hand and even cleans her floors by hand. She says this way of life gives her ...

Youheum Son is truly an extreme minimalist. Aside from her cat's bed, a few string lights and flowers, Son's apartment, which she shares with her minimalist sister, fully emulates her dedication to ...

Despite living in one of the country's most expensive cities—San Diego, where median home prices have skyrocketed to nearly $1 million—bartender Alicia Rice routinely saves $2,000 a month and has no ...

A cemetery caretaker who has spent the past decade giving away all his things as part of an extreme minimalism experiment says he now has 170 possessions left, and plans to get that down to 100. Axel ...

First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. I’ve been trying to be a minimalist. I bought the books (which I will now ...