Category Simplify

Bowl of mashed potatoes on a table

Mom Feeding Five Opens Her…

Nov 5, 20265 min read

It is a Wednesday in October, and a mom is counting days…

Storage shelves in a workshop

Organizer Who Has Decluttered Over…

Nov 5, 20267 min read

“If I had a nickel for every lidless storage tote that I…

Aisle in a warehouse store

Neighbor Shows Brenda A 63-Line…

Nov 5, 20266 min read

Pull your last grocery receipt out of the bag, the long one,…

Organized pantry shelves

Woman Who Has Shopped Every…

Nov 5, 20268 min read

1973 was the first October Frugal Frannie bought groceries with February on…

Wooden bowl filled with white powder

Shopper Turns An OxiClean Tub…

Nov 5, 20266 min read

Turn a tub of OxiClean around and read the label, and the…

Dog standing beside a metal food bowl

Dollar Tree Shoppers Spot A…

Nov 5, 20265 min read

Dollar Tree is rolling out a fresh round of new products this…

Three assorted-color throw pillows on a black sofa

One Throw Pillow Becomes A…

Nov 4, 20265 min read

It starts with one throw pillow. You buy a single, pretty cushion…

Wrapped gift boxes

Grandma Does The Math On…

Nov 4, 20265 min read

Picture a little boy turning two. Everyone who loves him wants to…

Clothes hanging on a rack

Plus Size Woman Finds Her…

Nov 4, 20265 min read

One drawer would not close. It kept popping back out, and Tara’s…

Stack of multicolored blankets on a wooden floor

Woman Who Lives Alone Cleared…

Nov 4, 20267 min read

Last winter, a 72-year-old woman named Nora stood at the bottom of…

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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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Coins dropping into a white piggy bank, a picture of saving money to pay off family debt.
A reseller sorting clothing, beside a notepad and pen on a kitchen table.
A mom in a striped top beside a plush dinosaur toy sitting in a playroom.
A woman in a pink sweater shares her monthly reselling profit, beside a shelf of vintage electronics and collectibles.
A reseller's home workspace with racks of clothes, beside a rail of neatly hung light-colored garments.
A person in sneakers rests their feet on a vintage silver boombox.
A kitchen drawer filled with utensils beside a small potted plant.
A black and brown rotary phone sits near a gray wall.
A person sits with a laptop and a credit card while making an online purchase.