He shared his family's experience as minimalists in the 2013 film Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things, by American filmmakers Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, known professionally as The Minimalists. Becker moved from Vermont with his wife and two children to Arizona, where they have remained since. He cited that “the practical benefits of owning less are more money, more time, more calm, more freedom.” īecker has since downsized 75% of his possessions and written 5 books and a course detailing his experiences and methods of living a minimalist lifestyle. After this breakthrough, Becker became a writer and pioneer of the minimalism movement with his website Becoming Minimalist, which has garnered a following over a million readers a month and over a million fans on Facebook. In 2008, after a frustrating weekend of cleaning out the garage, Becker realized he was spending more time caring for his possessions than with his family. Career īecker began his career as a pastor in Vermont. Becker attended graduate school at Bethel College and Seminary and completed a master's degree in theology. He finished high school at Burke High School in Omaha, Nebraska, and stayed there to attend the University of Nebraska Omaha, where he would meet his future wife. Becker attended junior high and high school in Wahpeton, North Dakota between 19. His grandfather Harold Salem, a well-known pastor in Aberdeen, instilled a strong work ethic into the children. With a sister born about a year later, the three were close in age and had a great influence on each other. Becker was born Decemin Aberdeen, South Dakota as one of twins.

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