Feb 5, 2018 | Miscellaneous, Sustainability/Simple Living
“The early bird gets the worm.” Waking up early in the morning is one of the most common challenges the millennial generation faces. The morning alarms are our enemies and nothing seems to pull us out of our beds, even on the brightest of the mornings or the best of...
Oct 9, 2017 | Sustainability/Simple Living
We are so used to the decorations, the makeup, filers, the outer-coverings, the gimcracks, that we often miss out on the raw, real beauty of most things. We let the external authorities, the textbooks, internet, politicians, parents, and teachers, take control over...
Oct 4, 2017 | Sustainability/Simple Living
Moving to London as a student can be overwhelming. Making a home in the one of the biggest cities in the world is a challenging enough prospect, but when you pair it up with adjusting to the rigors of university life it would make anyone feel nervous. Fortunately,...
Apr 23, 2015 | Sustainability/Simple Living
I’ve been looking into starting a garden for several reasons: I live in an area where we just don’t get really fresh fruits or vegetables very often, unless you buy from the farmers themselves. However, most of the farmers are 20-30 miles from our house,...
Feb 26, 2015 | Financial Health, Goals, Money Saving Ideas, Net Worth, Savings & Investments, Sustainability/Simple Living
Here’s what you need to know about Digit! Is the digit.co automatic savings tool right for you? Well, if you want to save money without giving it a second thought, you’ll love Digit. I hope you enjoy my 100% unbiased review of the service. I use it each...
Aug 11, 2009 | Sustainability/Simple Living
I loved to read the Little House books as a kid. I was fascinated by the self-reliance and determination of those pioneers. (Of course, it helped that my own ancestors had been pioneers as well.) Those books reinforced my feelings of pride in a job well done, and in...
Aug 11, 2009 | Sustainability/Simple Living
I read about something called the “Coin Toss Law” in Cashing In on the American Dream by Paul Terhorst. Paul says, “Simplify your life by having only the things you need or want. Consume less to enjoy life more. Living with this new state of mind...
May 16, 2009 | Sustainability/Simple Living
There are a lot of myths that go along with the idea of frugal living. The biggest one, I think, is that frugal living is somehow a sacrifice. But think of frugality in terms of not being wasteful, and your perspective will probably change. Take the little things....
Feb 11, 2009 | Sustainability/Simple Living
We have been harvesting snap peas over the last few weeks, and it looks like there are still more to come. (There are plenty ripening on the plants now, and new blooms as well.) It’s really gratifying to be able to grow food we can eat. (As a former black thumb,...
Oct 30, 2012 | Books, Sustainability/Simple Living
I finished up Living More with Less recently. It’s an older book (from 1980) written by Doris Janzen Longacre, who was a Mennonite. I really enjoyed it and found lots of thought-provoking information in it. It’s written in a format that explains the...
