Everything That Remains

Twenty-something Joshua Fields Millburn thought he had everything anyone could ever want—a six-figure job, suit and tie, the American dream. Until he didn't anymore. Blindsided by the loss of his mother and his marriage in the same month, Millburn started questioning everything he had worked so hard for. Then, he accidentally discovered a lifestyle known as minimalism…and everything started to change. That was four years ago. Since then, Millburn, now 32, has embraced simplicity. In the pursuit of looking for something more substantial than compulsory consumption and the broken American Dream, he jettisoned most of his material possessions, paid off loads of crippling debt, and walked away from his six-figure career. So, when everything was gone, what was left?