Brian Keith Foreman was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. His father died when he was nearly 8 and was raised by his mother and grandmother, along with his two brothers. A sister came along from a second short-lived marriage of his mothers. He has raised three talented daughters, one is a writer/professor, one is a K-12 Music Education Teacher, and the third has a psychology degree and is in nursing school. He has two grandchildren and currently lives on a hobby farm in northern Wisconsin practicing a life of simplicity and minimalism. Search for his work by looking for the Upnorthminimalist where many of his writings about his journey to minimalism. He is also a public speaker with his current presentation, "I don't want to live but I don't want to die" is housed on his YouTube channel, also the Upnorthminimalist.