November 2009
4 posts
The Cheapskate Guide: 50 Tips for Frugal Living
Confession time: I’m a cheapskate. Some would say frugal, which sounds much more positive, but in reality I can be a real cheapskate.
I am fairly frugal (though not always), but sometimes I take it too far: I have T-shirts with holes in them, I never buy new clothes, we’re shopping for a new couch because our current one has holes in it, and I ran my current pair of running shoes until the soles...
Key Question: How Much Is Enough?
We often want more than we have now. More money, more gadgets, better furniture, a better house, a better car, more clothes, more shoes, more success.
And what happens when we get more? We aren’t satisfied, because there are new ads for new iPods, for new laptops, for new iPhones, for new cars, for new clothes. We have to have those. It’s impossible to satisfy that hunger for more, because our...
Simple Living Simplified: 10 Things You Can Do...
Simplifying can sometimes be overwhelming. The amount of stuff you have in your life and the amount of things you have to do can be too big a mountain to tackle.
But you don’t have to simplify it all at once. Do one thing at a time, and take small steps. You’ll get there, and have fun doing it.
In fact, you can do little but important things today to start living the simple life. I was...