What items do you own that add the most value?

If your snoring is bad enough that it bothers people, PLEASE get a sleep study done. You may have sleep apnea

i dont have a bed frame anymore bc my cats EVERY NIGHT would go under the bed and scratch the mattress and it would wake me up. getting rid of the bed frame added value to my life and improved my sleep! i gave it to a friend who gets value from it now! ☺️

I inherited a set of well-worn cast iron pans from the 1920s. Absolutely magical.

My husband and I are moving across country. With the prices of moving trucks and gas, we have decided to sell or donate EVERY piece of furniture and move with what we can fit it our small car. Thats it. What fits in the car goes. Let me tell you…. We feel LIBERATED. The stress of moving has gone away and actually we are super excited to drive for 3-4 days to our new beginning. We are going to get a bed and a couch when we get there. But so far, we are not going to miss anything.

My IKEA dining room table is 15 years old. It’s very simple, and I love it! It’s held up very well, and we plan to keep it forever.

Ryan's laugh is contagious today! 😊

Regarding the hair dryer- a note about the difference between the guy with the Elchim and the guy who sometimes uses a hairdryer to quickly dry his hair in a pinch, is that a hairdryer is the worst marketed tool in the history of tools. Most people think it’s made to dry hair, but it’s made to add volume and reduce frizz, add or remove bend, add shine, and ultimately set a style in place (like a hat will set a dent in your hair that the hair stubbornly holds until it’s wet again- the hairdryer used properly causes your hair to stubbornly hold the style the same way it can stubbornly hold a hat dent). To the person styling their hair with a hairdryer it adds a lot of value to your life by way of making you feel like a million bucks every day, but if you sometimes use it to dry your hair quickly it adds little value. Elchim is a wonderful dryer, and such a purchase over a cheaper consumer dryer is actually a much cheaper cost in the long run. A pro dryer is built to style ten heads a day for ten years, a consumer dryer is built to dry one head a day for two years. If you don’t drop the Elchim you’ll have it for the rest of your life. Just my two cents 🤓

I love lists but especially lists from THE MINIMALISTS!

we need an updated home tour for Josh!!!

Isn’t it funny that as a non minimalist (but also not a clutter bug ) there are only a couple of things on this list that I would find essential, that being a couch, bed and kettle! I think the further you travel down the minimalist journey you seek things that aim to improve your well being, hence all the sleep aids.

I like that your point in minimalism is having nice things that add value to your life and are things you really use rather than being stuck on shelf or closet or addict for years unused. Also the idea that you own the items, they don't own you

I was deep in the EWG until it came to light they were accepting $$ from companies to better rate their products. I hate fluoridated water and agree that it’s better to filter it out but the EWG is not free from corruption either.

Hey i got my back problem solved with yoga and eating plant based food only :) That really good back press from my partner, literally sat down at my back while on “child’s pose”, i think was the jump start solution.

For me: Japanese sleep mat and tatami mat, weighted blanket, My pillow, Bible, my cucumber and banana pepper plants and my cat 🤷‍♀️. Feel ya on the couch clawing Ryan!

tall plastic glass, soft long tights, smart watch, apricot face scrub, TV, electric tooth brush, heated blanket, coffee machine, candles or oil burner, spa pool, our fridge with plumbed water and ice, our L shaped couch, my kia carnival car, ghd hair straightner and sunglasses

Love when people you trust do the research for you 😂Thanks Josh! Super curious about the grounding mat. Can you guys share a link?

Reverse osmosis water filters are just wonderful. I did my own installation, and it wasn't bad but it took a bit.

Rainmate! Best white noise ever. And you can add essential oils to it. We have a very hard time sleeping without it. Plus its an air filter. Seriously its a win win win!

This was fun to watch ...but wow. We have such different tastes and needs! I mean, I have a dining table that's made of oak, belonged to my mother-in-law, and will last forever ...a Chesterfield 3-seater couch that is nearly indestructible-and an armchair as well. I make my coffee in a stainless-steel stovetop espresso pot, and I have an ordinary electric kettle (I live in Scotland.) You (Joshua) are a lot more 'modernist' than I am. I quite like old-fashioned furniture and decor. However, that doesn't mean I want clutter! So it's useful to make a list, I reckon.

"My physical space is a reflection of my mental space." Ah, thanks for the reminder...I have some work to do boys! Thanks for the video as always!

Ryan: re: the couch and cats...Jackson Galaxy recommended placing a scratcher post immediately in front of each of the arms and by golly if that didn't WORK!! He's a genius! Maybe see if it works for your cat.

Joshua thank you so much for the two rules you gave in the early section of the video: the no junk rule and the 90/90 rule. I really need them cos I have hugely reduced what we own. Now we live in a smaller house and I have continued decluttering but "useful stuff" is building up and I need a further impetus. Those rules are clarifying my thoughts! Thank you again. G Ire

Finally, a minimalist list. My favourite stuff is my 3-inch memory foam bed resting on top of my low-bed frame (2 inch) to keep the foam from building up molds. It’s likely to happen when you live in basement in 🇨🇦 with six-month winter. 🤣 The downside: it’s hard to get out of my bed in the morning. Like I just love lying on it. I also love my Tarendo dining table from IKEA which I use as an office table. Bought it for CAD 35 during lockdown now it costs CAD 60. 🤔 Glad I got it at the right time and price.

Starting to wonder if these guys are true minimalist.

I'm too claustrophobic for sleep masks, have no need for ear plugs and would find a "white noise" machine annoying. CBD has made a world of difference in the quality and consistency of my sleep. I would like to try a grounding mat, though.

Allbirds washable sneakers, Eucerin Advanced Repair Hand Creme, blue light blocking glasses, Brooklinen sheets, Ring doorbell, 1 original painting, WiFi smart plugs.

I agree on home goods: Good individual/combined bed (inspired by German bed with separate duvets) Solid dining table (multipurpose) Furniture for family and friends to congregate Bookcase for books to reread Art and family photos I'll add home goods: Mason jars Mugs Multipurpose bowls Designated storage for notebooks and sketchbooks utilized with writing and art tools (to protect for later ideas and retrospection) Physical Zettelkasten (note card box or drawer case)

My number one item is tent, where I detoxify from mold, after mold toxicity exposure, it is washed every morning after sleep. My number two is japanese futon matress, which I also wash every morning now during summer…basically I sleep on the floor, no back pain :)

I used to own a white noise machine for sleeping, too, but I switched some years ago to an app on my phone. It's far more travel-ready than the white noise machine; heck, I used to travel with it, until one time I tried to get into the Post Office museum in D.C., which is a tourist attraction with airport-like security. I had completely forgotten about it in my backpack, but of course they found it in the scanners and they had some questions about it. That was not fun, so soon after I got home, I switched to the pone app. Why did I travel with it, you might ask? Because I need some constant noise at night, and hotel rooms always a gamble when it comes to such amenities.

It's interesting that so many people rave about their grounding mats because I found mine to be sticky and uncomfortable bunching up when I moved around on it as if I were sleeping on a piece of plastic all night blocking any comfort from the use of high thread count cotton sheets because they were covered with the grounding mat so I packed the mat up and put it in the Goodwill box.

I like this because most of it was about being healthier. It’s sad we have to buy stuff to keep us healthy from things people do to our air and water.

14:56 Makes me think of comedian George Carlin: "I assume the water is safe to drink in our city still, is it?"

Once I started sleeping without my phone in my bedroom and, no matter what, refused to bring it back in the bedroom, I get great sleep now! I used to use my phone (watch a show) to go to sleep not knowing my phone was the whole problem!

I use ear earplugs out of a kind of wax. They are called Oropax in Germany. The wax becomes soft so they fit perfectly into every ear and there is no pressure. They isolate very good. Of course there is only on and off. That is fine for me for sleeping.

myself, and all my family have #5. we love it, like you said inexpensive and will last a life time.

Please give us the links to purchase these awesome products. Thank you 😊

Bose mini speaker, a few furniture pieces-antiques refinished by yours truly, iPhone (my “everything” electronic device), lip balm stash, Aveeno lotion. Mason jars, sleeping mask (I should check out the one mentioned lol), eyebrow makeup kit, baskets for cat beds, paint/refinishing supplies, Yamaha keyboard, rechargeable toothbrush, cut up linen for dishrags, coffee maker, pepper mill (I love a lot of black pepper on most anything lol)...plus one...Italian seasoning.

Cardboard scratching boards deter cats from scratching the furniture. Works great!

IKEA has affordable, quality pieces if you shop smart and look for the solid wood instead of MDF or veneer. Still have a dresser from IKEA in great condition that is 20+ years old.

I listen to a video/audio (which I've downloaded just in case they take it off the internet) that has white noise playing on it, which helps me to be able to sleep every night. Blocking extraneous noise is really helpful.

Always forget the water is not great in parts of the USA, don’t know anyone in the UK who has a water filter. Time to move to Wales boys? 😝 Why not try it out with a tour? 👍🏻

I would prefer to hear from everyone about these items and have a longer video :) everyone there has so much valuable insight

My thrift store old school stainless steel coffee percolator. Yes coffee’s a drug. Yes I’m addicted.

Great listening don't have sleep mask or ear plugs but I have been using a veg steamer electric for many years I like it and a big metal jug for my water been through a few like it

I did enjoy this stand-alone patreon highlight 👍

I respectfully disagree on the ikea note at around 9 min. We have two desks that are on year 12 or 13 easy - great value (simple white desks). I think the 'disposable furniture' stigma that ikea receives is bogus. Typically if their furniture does breakdown it probably means it was assembled incorrectly.

Before you buy a white noise machine: do you have your smartphone besides your bed? Mine does a great job playing natural noises at night: fire, water, waves or rain. So the upside is that I don't need a dedicated machine. The downside is that I've put effort into findig natural noises that are pleasant to me. Also, some people might bother to have their smartphone with them at night. A discarded smartphone might do this job and serve as an alarm clock without access to the internet.

Look at the photograph 📸 🎵 made me laugh 😆!!

You spend 1/3 of your life sleeping, and it greatly affects your awake life, so the importance of its quality can't be minimized.

Ikea stuff is often very very sturdy. Can't get rid of it even if one wanted. 😄At least stuff from 30, 25, 10 years ago

I find the Ode fellow grinder to be very messy, I moved to a hand grinder which is much neater. The water drop trick to reduce static helped, but did not solve the mess issues

Thank you for the suggestions!

This whole list was sleeping getting up to pee and having morning coffee lol

So glad I live in a country where the drinking water is perfectly drinkable straight from the tab. To filter out the subtle chlorine flavour I have a Britta filter. And for fresh air I have a jungle indoors and windows :)

Wow they are some minimalists sitting here and discussing things and brands like every average cosumer ever

I am building a tiny home and I am so glad I wasn’t addicted to stuff because it would of held me down. Because I don’t have a lot of money I had to think is this going to be needed in my new way of living and since I had no advice that was exhausting on its own.

does a sleep mask not mess up your ability to wake up in relation into the sun rise? or is the wake cycle more related to temperature warming in the morning? i've really wanted to try it out. i suppose i could just try it out and find out XD

i had that rock mattress hahahah for my bad back, it was too firm, although i needed that. I had to add a thick mattress cover. i gave it away because my sister gave me hers which i love. mattress are very hard to buy. ive never figured out the formula.

Another great sleep mask, real silk and $10 on amazon, Alaska Bear. Cheap enough to buy a few and great quality.

For camping, car camping that is, we use Expad mattress. It makes a world of difference.

Show notes with links, please!

useful plants that I use I like to garden indoors because then it's pretty granted I'll have them when people start hoarding more and it adds to the air quailty

instead of earpeace earplugs, I use a box fan. 🤣

Most of these items won’t add value to my life except for the hairdryer, good mattress, and a couch. If I own some of those, it would be “not so minimalist” of me. To each his own, interesting 😊

I don’t understand why you guys need all that stuff to help you sleep 😂

Items that add the most value my porch swing, cooking apppliances, car, furniture, house, air conditioning, freezer, washer, frig, electricity, indoor plumbing, cellphone, computer, tv, and clothes.

I love extra, extra firm beds. Always have even when I was a kid

Enjoyed from Texas!

For camping I decided that I am "too old" to sleep on the ground. I have a mini rechargeable air pump, and a small air mattress, a few inches tall. I have been working towards backpacking; don't know what I'm going to do bed wise if I have to carry it. Maybe a hammock. BUT for car camping, and kayak/river camping, I have my back off the ground! Turning 30 changes things LOL

No links anywhere?

Grounding is essential. You can sit outside with feet on the ground barefoot or wearing pure natural fibres like cotton / wool. There's a documentary about earthing online.

I love lists! I don't have the extra $$$$ for some of these items though. TFS - Lisa

Not everything from Ikea is poor quality. I have an Ikea dining room table that I bought for $100 at least 25 years ago.

I have to try this mask!

Can you guys provide the link for the water filter? Please and Thanks

Yep I buy things locally too

My sister puts strapping tape on her sofa where the cats like to scratch. Problem. Solved.

So if you’re using ears plugs why are you using a white noise machine?! 🤷‍♀️

Gosh, Josh', "The moon is beautiful". But then, your hair is like a mooncrescent.

I donated quit a bit this week and found old makeup today I tossed . We got junk in house junk in the storage shed junk in the yard

Does anyone here get value from using a weighted blanket?! Thanks

Would like to actually see your places near these items in place.

I love ❤️ my grounding mat…🥰

oh hell no. i would have so much anxiety wearing earplugs sleeping. population density is to high to not be ready for a break in.

What was that back therapy he talked about?

If you didn't catch the fun at 3:09, go back and watch! :)

6:00: "I snore a lot, so my wife uses earplugs now" - what the HELL? This man has sleep apnea, which can be deadly & instead of fixing it, he worries about his wife? He needs to get a CPAP machine to breathe at night, that's ESSENTIAL for him.

Wow .I sleep like a brick 🧱 so I Just have a mattress, minimal bed frame and a reverse osmosis water filter. Thinking about an air filter now. Now I need to get the rest of the house minimized ..ugh

lol yes I knew this guy had a hair dryer! I wondered if he used a lot of product in his hair

Josh "I own more than 15 things...maybe 19 things."😅

Can you link the mattress?

Grounding mats are bogus boys, it’s just placebo and fair enough if it helps you cope, but it’s just a thing.

What kind of back therapy? Sounded like agasque.

My cats destroyed our nice leather chair with their claws so never again I’m glad it was free. Cat tree or cover would be of value

No mobile phone? No computer? Knife? Bottles?

Naked pull ups LMAO :)

I'm not seeing any links. Please add links. Thanks. Enjoyed video.

water fountain outside my window, fresh air to sleep in..favorite local honey

25 years sleeping on the floor I cannot go back to a bed