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voluntary simplicity
n.
A lifestyle that consciously avoids luxury, flamboyance, and pretense.
Example Citation:
"All of these things are part of the — get your buzzword notebook out — 'voluntary simplicity' movement. Catered dinner parties are out. Potluck is in. Lobbying for a pay raise is out. Trading increased salary for extra vacation time is in. People are exchanging dry-cleaning lifestyles for wash and wear ones, and they don't feel deprived."
— Brandy Hilboldt, "Simplify Wanted," The Florida Times-Union, August 8, 2000
Related Words:
affluenza
black-hole resort
caving
conspicuous austerity
culture jamming
debt porn
downshifter
gratitude research
inconspicuous consumption
joy-to-stuff ratio
meanderthal
monotasking
mouse race
protirement
soul proprietor
spending fast
tech-life balance
upshifter
work-life balance
Categories:
Slowing Down
Lifestyles

New words. 2013.