Living Simple, Free & Happy: How to Simplify, Declutter Your Home, and Reduce Stress, Debt & Waste
Upcycle Your Life

Get ready to trade in headaches and hassles for life skills, exchange clutter for money, transform eyesores into beautiful focal points in your home, and say goodbye to over-consumption and hello to genuine experiences.

Cristin Frank, the original Reduction Rebel, shows you the freedom and fulfillment you can have when you simplify your life. You'll learn how to use your talents, time, and space to combat stress, become more efficient, relieve money woes, open up opportunities, and provide unbelievable self-fulfillment.

Inside you'll find:

   • Simple techniques that eliminate clutter and keep it from returning
   • A personalized plan to help you reclaim your time
   • Practical (and profitable) ways to sell unused items in your home
   • Tips to eliminate debt and curb consumption
   • Step-by-step upcycling projects that transform old, unwanted furniture into beautiful, customized organizing systems
   • Dozens of exercises that help you identify and honor your talents, values, and goals


As Cristin says, "success is getting what we want." Let this book show you how to let go of what's holding you back so you can put your energy into your dreams and interests and build your success.
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Living Simple, Free & Happy: How to Simplify, Declutter Your Home, and Reduce Stress, Debt & Waste
Upcycle Your Life

Get ready to trade in headaches and hassles for life skills, exchange clutter for money, transform eyesores into beautiful focal points in your home, and say goodbye to over-consumption and hello to genuine experiences.

Cristin Frank, the original Reduction Rebel, shows you the freedom and fulfillment you can have when you simplify your life. You'll learn how to use your talents, time, and space to combat stress, become more efficient, relieve money woes, open up opportunities, and provide unbelievable self-fulfillment.

Inside you'll find:

   • Simple techniques that eliminate clutter and keep it from returning
   • A personalized plan to help you reclaim your time
   • Practical (and profitable) ways to sell unused items in your home
   • Tips to eliminate debt and curb consumption
   • Step-by-step upcycling projects that transform old, unwanted furniture into beautiful, customized organizing systems
   • Dozens of exercises that help you identify and honor your talents, values, and goals


As Cristin says, "success is getting what we want." Let this book show you how to let go of what's holding you back so you can put your energy into your dreams and interests and build your success.
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Living Simple, Free & Happy: How to Simplify, Declutter Your Home, and Reduce Stress, Debt & Waste

Living Simple, Free & Happy: How to Simplify, Declutter Your Home, and Reduce Stress, Debt & Waste

by Cristin Frank
Living Simple, Free & Happy: How to Simplify, Declutter Your Home, and Reduce Stress, Debt & Waste

Living Simple, Free & Happy: How to Simplify, Declutter Your Home, and Reduce Stress, Debt & Waste

by Cristin Frank

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Overview

Upcycle Your Life

Get ready to trade in headaches and hassles for life skills, exchange clutter for money, transform eyesores into beautiful focal points in your home, and say goodbye to over-consumption and hello to genuine experiences.

Cristin Frank, the original Reduction Rebel, shows you the freedom and fulfillment you can have when you simplify your life. You'll learn how to use your talents, time, and space to combat stress, become more efficient, relieve money woes, open up opportunities, and provide unbelievable self-fulfillment.

Inside you'll find:

   • Simple techniques that eliminate clutter and keep it from returning
   • A personalized plan to help you reclaim your time
   • Practical (and profitable) ways to sell unused items in your home
   • Tips to eliminate debt and curb consumption
   • Step-by-step upcycling projects that transform old, unwanted furniture into beautiful, customized organizing systems
   • Dozens of exercises that help you identify and honor your talents, values, and goals


As Cristin says, "success is getting what we want." Let this book show you how to let go of what's holding you back so you can put your energy into your dreams and interests and build your success.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440325366
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 02/15/2013
Sold by: Penguin Group
Format: eBook
Pages: 176
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

After spending 13 years in branding and marketing for consumer products such as Budweiser, Nestle, Kraft and SC Johnson, Cristin Frank founded The Eve of Reduction, eveofreduction.blogspot.com, a lifestyle movement encompassing upcycling, consumption control and simple living. Her story and projects have been featured in Apartmenttherapy.com, Money magazine, NPR's Marketplace Money, CNNMoney.com and HGTV.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Chapter 1 Ropes on a Blimp 8

Principles of Reduction

A Pile of Clutter or a Pile of Cash?

Reclaiming Your Time

My Origins as a Reduction Rebel

Don't Forget to Water

Chapter 2 Life as a Reduction Rebel 20

Identify Your Values

Reduce the Clutter in Your Home

Reduce the Clutter in Your Schedule

Reduce the Clutter in Your Spending Habits

Higher Goals

Chapter 3 Baggage Check 50

When a Deal Isn't a Deal

Used is Still New to You

This House is Not a Suitcase

Be Okay with Good-Bye

Eliminate Redundancies

The Cost of Convenience

Making It Happen

The Next Wave

Chapter 4 Find Your Pride 66

Finding Time

A Sense of Purpose

Letting Go of Fears

Repair Instead of Replace

Take Back Your Tasks

Handy Around the House

DIY Home Décor Projects

Project 1 Upholstering a Tabletop or Seat

Project 2 Putting Up a Shelf

Project 3 Spray-Painting Furniture

Project 4 How to Make Simple Curtains

DIY Photography

Cooking From Scratch

The Revival of Customization

Chapter 5 Lessons in Upcycling 98

Solutions for Your Home

Everyday Upcycling

Upcycling by Beautifying

Transformers

Project 1 Closet Organizers Made From Dresser Tops and Drawer Fronts

Project 2 Under-the-Bed Storage Containers Made From Dresser Drawers

Project 3 Kitchen Island Made From a Dresser

Project 4 Bench Made From a Headboard and Coffee Table

Project 5 Message Board Made From a Window Shutter

Project 6 Curtain Holdbacks Made From Headboard Finials

Project 7 Coffee Table Made From a Door and Chair

Project 8 Corner Shelf Made From Bifold Door

Project 9 Shoe Rack Made From a Crib

Project 10 Wine Bar Made From a Changing Table

Picking With the Lights On

On the Second Hand

Changing Attitudes

Chapter 6 Doing Trumps Having 144

Doing Without Improves Your Consumer Experiences

Doing Adds Meaning to Life

Doing Increases Your Magnetism

Start Doing Instead of Simply Having

Be Willing to Let Go

Help Others Do for Themselves

Create a Home That Inspires Doing

The "Me" in Game

Chapter 7 Love the Process 160

The Pleasures of Planning

The Power of Discovery

We are Neither the Beginning nor the End

The Rewards of Being a Reduction Rebel

Index 170

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