Simple and Free: 7 Experiments Against Excess

This book is an updated version of Hatmaker's book "7" which focuses on seven areas for simplifying life and getting ready of excess (i.e. food clothing, etc). This edition contains new remarks and commentary from Hatmaker that were not included in the first version; and Hatmaker has had several significant life changes since the first book was published. The insights from the author and her family were quite interesting and challenge the reader to stop and reflect on the excess in their own lives.

There is no other author who could make this idea fun and appealing. Jen Hatmaker is a delight to read! Even when she is trying to convince you that giving up some of your favorite things for the greater good, is something you actually want to do. I’m not in a place at the moment to start the Simple & Free “journey”, but she makes it seem like something EVERYONE must do as soon as able ... and I’m surprisingly in!

If you had a chance to go back to a younger you and reflect on a book you wrote, what might you say? That's Jen Hatmaker's latest book offering. She's revisiting Seven. What would she do differently? What worked? What stuck? It's like going down memory lane with an old friend.

I listened to the audiobook which Jen reads and I loved it! She is very conversational and I listened to it on two days of my vacation, I just couldn't stop! In a season when I am trying to save money and be more careful with what I spend, this book really spoke to me. It's not judgmental or a guilt trip but a honest refection of living simple leads to an abundance of joy.