a rich life with less stuff
Growing up I earned money by babysitting and working an after-school and summer job. It was traditional work and paid by the hour. Mostly. Lady down the street paid me to babysit out of whatever was in her pocket. Sometimes that was a coupon for a McDonald’s ice cream cone and a bunch of change.
This is the third and final post on getting over the want aka consumerism. To read Part 1 click here and Part 2 click here. When was the last occasion that you lost track of time? Were you reading a book, or playing a game with your kids, or lost in a sewing project? I’m
Years ago I worked with a woman that told me she loved her commute. She had a huge home in the suburbs and left very very early in the morning to come into work. To accommodate traffic she worked odd hours to most of her coworkers. She had a fairly serious chronic condition that demanded
When I was an athlete I moved at least twice a year. Each move was to different temporary housing. Sometimes I would find very short term housing in my summer (London, ON) or winter (Victoria, BC) home and then move again once I was in the city and could look in person. The goal was
This is Carrie’s story about downsizing and the benefits to living with less. Many thanks, Carrie! When clutter, ‘heavy’ and disorder gave way to freedom, ‘lightness’ and extreme organization, I knew I was on the right path. And I remember the very moment my skepticism was laid to rest. Once again, the societal curse
Should we rent or sell our home? By far the toughest decision we have had to make for this move overseas was what to do with our home in Vancouver. Do we sell it? Do we rent it? Both had their pros and cons and neither was a clear winner in our minds. The thought of
Many of you have asked about how to approach minimalism with your teenage children. I’m a few years off having to deal with someone asking to use the car and demanding money for the movies, but Courtney Carver isn’t. Courtney is the wonderful writer of the blog BeMoreWithLess, founder of the minimalist fashion movement Project333
Could you save a lot of money quickly in one month? As a household we pushed ourselves to cut expenses and make extra month to increase our savings for one intense month. We wanted to get into better spending habits. One of our goals is to pay off off our non-mortgage debt in the next