Is minimalism mostly for the rich now? What happened?

I've been lurking through this sub and the comments are full of people complaining about how expensive everything is. It seems like nothing but that. I started looking on other chambers and other websites, and they all seem the same. <br><br>I just want to live a more simple life as I'm almost 40 and I'm scared I'm running out of time. I'm getting tired of this fast paced world. I'm not overly wealthy and I want to do more living and less working. <br><br>I'm preparing myself to sell my house as the mortgage is just too high. I'm thinking about downsizing and it scares me. I love my home and its near a beach. I'm going back to the house I grew up in and live a more simple life. I'm just so incredibly tired of constantly working and barely scraping by. <br><br>I'm sick of my job and I'm sick of being broke. I just want to live. I want to go camping, hiking, whatever. I want to live for me. I'm sick of living for others. <br><br>Sorry this is so long, I just don't know where else to go. Is it possible to live a simple life when you're poor? Does anyone else struggle with this? Is there a way out of living paycheck to paycheck? I'm so exhausted.