Why two hotshots ditched six-figure salaries for a life of less

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20140420/MONEY/140429954/1685#why-two-hotshots-ditched-six-figure-salaries-for-a-life-of-less

By Carol Bicak / World-Herald staff writer PUBLISHED MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014

Joshua Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus will sign “Everything That Remains” at 6 p.m. Monday at the Bookworm, 87th and Pacific Streets.

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What happens when two corporate hotshots with six-figure salaries and all the trapping of success decide to jettison most of what they own and seek out a simpler life?

According to “Everything That Remains,” they discover happiness and value in their lives — having shed not only a lot of stuff, but also debt, stress and other aggravations.

“When I was 27, my entire life was different,” said Joshua Millburn in a phone interview as he and Ryan Nicodemus made their way from Salt Lake City to Denver for a book signing. “I was living the American dream. I had it all.”

But he also was working 60 to 80 hours a week and was feeling overwhelmed and depressed. Then, in 2009, Millburn's marriage ended and his mother died within a month.

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