I have been much happier in life since I started living the minimalist lifestyle. It doesn't mean I don't have or enjoy things. It just means I curbed my spending habits on excessive junk. What's weird, is most of my savings from spending cuts went more towards investing, which now gives me way more money to buy way more junk. But you realize that you don't need, or really want all the things you spent so much time and money on before. It definitely wasn't easy at first, but my perspective changed rapidly the last few years, and I feel much happier and much less stress.