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My mom always said, “You can do more with less,” but is that really true? Another popular line of hers is, “Problem is more fun showing up in a limousine!” Today we’re going to talk about how to take the clutter out of your life, determine what’s “enough”, and see how chasing too many “things” can affect your psyche. Let’s. That’s true. Really less often, we help you cut back.

It’s a sad day for the show as contributor Paulette Perhack ends her nine-month stand-in for Paula Pants, but we appreciate Paulette’s expertise and the woman behind Simplify and Enjoy, Making the most of El Martinez’s expertise. Elle is a professional in teaching people how to do more with less. She continues to support our team today with her wonderful Len Penzo from the award-winning blog Len Penzo dot com.

Of course, at the halfway point of today’s show, we continue our year-long trivia challenge among our contributors. Will Paulette be able to tie Ren for 1st place? Will Ren be able to move forward? Can Elle help OG get back into racing? We’ll find out today.

More information, including selected links, topics and discussions, is available in our newsletter The 201. https://www.StackingBenjamins.com/201

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Our Topic: Can Simplification Really Do More?

You get more by living with less (success)

During the conversation, you’ll hear something like:

Clean up clutter to free up both physical and mental space
How to determine if you have enough “things”
Be more intentional about what you bring into your life

our contributors

Thank you very much to all the contributors. See the link for guests below.

El Martinez

Thanks to Elle Martinez for joining us as a contributor this week. Listen to more on Elle’s Martinez show. keep it simple and enjoy at simplifyandenjoy.com.

Paulette Perhack

Thank you Paulette Perhach for joining us. For more about Paulette, visit pauletteperhach.com and powerhousewriters.com.

Ren Penzo

For quirky personal finance blogs for responsible people, visit Len Penzo dot Com.

doug game show trivia

How many trees were planted in Bhutan on June 2, 2015 to set a new Guinness World Record?

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