Recommended

All these sites are worth a visit or a place in your RSS reader. Wherever possible, I’ve included RSS subscription and Twitter information.

Minimalism and Simplicity

Becoming Minimalist: A family of four in the suburbs becomes minimalist and so can you. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

Far Beyond the Stars: Everett Bogue’s blog about simplifying life through a minimalist existence. Minimalism allows Everett to live what he calls a “location-independent” lifestyle. He interviewed me on his site here. Subscribe to the RSS feed or follow Everett on Twitter.

mnmlist.com: Written by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits. It’s so minimalist, he’s decided he can get along without all the vowels you might otherwise expect in the title of his site. Subscribe to the RSS feed or follow Leo on Twitter.

Nomad Needles: Robyn is carfree, serious about simple living, and the inventor of a cool vermicomposting system called The Worm Inn (now under new ownership). The site takes its name from her woolcrafty Etsy store. Subscribe to her RSS feed or follow Robyn on Twitter. Postscript: Robyn has decided to take her life on the road — the Appalachian Trail, to be more precise. So she joins our Vagabonds section below with a new site, This Open Road.

Rowdy Kittens: Tammy Strobel and her husband, Logan Smith, live carfree and write about social change through simple living. Subscribe to the RSS feed or follow Rowdy Kittens on Twitter.

Simple Mom: Live simply; stay sane — Life hacks for home managers. Simple Mom’s editor, Tsh, calls the site “like Zen habits wearing an apron.” It’s a good combination. Subscribe to the RSS feed or follow Simple Mom on Twitter.

Simple. Organized. Life.: Written by David from The Good Human. Simplifying Your Life, One Step at a Time. Subscribe to the RSS feed or follow editor David on Twitter.

The Everyday Minimalist: The anonymous author of this site says she lived out of a single suitcase for a year — and a minimalist was born. Subscribe to the RSS feed.

You, Simplified: Charley Forness’ experiment in life simplification. Subscribe to the RSS feed or follow Charley on Twitter.

Productivity

Dumb Little Man: Tips that will save you money, increase your productivity, or simply keep you sane. Subscribe to the RSS feed or follow editor Jay White on Twitter.

Unclutterer: One of the best sites on getting organized and learning to manage your space. Subscribe to the RSS feed or follow Unclutterer on Twitter.

Zen Habits: Leo Babauta’s luminous site on Simple Productivity. Subscribe to the RSS feed or follow Zen Habits on Twitter.

Greener Living

My Zero Waste: Mrs. Green and her family of four challenge themselves to create as little rubbish as possible. That’s “trash” for those of us in States. Lots of helpful ideas on reusing, reducing, and recycling household waste. Subscribe to the RSS feed or follow My Zero Waste on Twitter.

No Impact Man and the non-profit No Impact Project: Colin Beavan and his family led a radically low-impact lifestyle for a full year in the heart of New York City. What happened is now the subject of a remarkable book and movie. Colin recently started a non-profit foundation to bring low-impact living to others. No Impact Man reflects the core values of More Minimal: Simpler living and reduced consumption is the path to a greener world. Subscribe to his blog’s RSS feed, the No Impact Project feed, and follow either Colin or the Project on Twitter.

Lighter Footstep: Where Living Cheap Is the New Green. This was More Minimal’s sister site, and is now part of the Mother Nature Network (MNN). While Lighter Footstep is being absorbed into MNN’s main site, you can still browse its articles by visiting my author profile on MNN. You can also follow me on Twitter or Facebook.

Vagabonds

This Open Road: Robyn of Nomad Needles is heading back up the Appalachian Trail, living a minimalist life out of her backpack. There may be other adventures beyond. Subscribe to her RSS feed, or follow the new This Open Road account on Twitter.

Uprooted: Formally, at least, this is an eco-travel blog. In fact, it’s a the running journal of Jessica Reeder‘s search for a simpler, more sustainable life. She’s been on the road since August, 2008. Subscribe to the RSS feed or follow Jessica on Twitter.