Move to Simplicity
$55 for full cable channel access, plus an additional $20 in rental fees and taxes for the DVR.
“Most DVR boxes use more than half the energy an average refrigerator… That’s $2 billion each year…” (NPR, Natural Resources Defence Council, June 16, 2010) Seriously!?
That sucker’s a goner.
As far as the cable access […]
I knew this day would come. Paring down our lives to be mobile, liquid and light isn’t something that happens quickly. I’m the kind of person who gets excited about a new idea, pours a bucket of effort at it, then gets bored after awhile and wants to just go find a good, new book […]
Sometimes I think I might have been happier if I’d been born in another era. Probably, I wouldn’t, but maybe I would. It depends on how much actual happiness I derive from modern medicine, dish-washers, and the other conveniences we have vs. not having to be a slave to computers, tv’s, and the sort of […]
Another book I’ve been reading recently is The Joy of Less. The author, Francine Jay, makes a good case for a minimalistic lifestyle. She talks about how the more stuff we accumulate, the more cluttered our lives and minds become. She has some great ideas on how to declutter the home, like when you […]
Simplifying (read: lowering) our grocery bill is a difficult thing to do!
Of course, if we completely cut out all the processed foods we buy, the bills would be less. Some of the worst culprits?… cold cereal, chips and crackers of all sorts, and condiments (like salsa, hummus, mayo, etc.). So, if we’re going to […]
So, everyone is writing about eating and buying local foods lately. There’s all sorts of chatter about the slow food movement. I’m pretty sure we all know processed foods are bad for us and real, fresh foods are good for us (generally).
What I would want to add to the discussion is the […]
So, last Monday when Sally and I roamed Fred Meyer’s doing our usual weekly shopping I stopped by the toothbrush isle to select a new brush. Seconds turned into minutes and a growing frustration was overwhelming me…
REALLY? Do we need this many %&@!$ toothbrush choices?
Okay maybe we do. We are human. Choice is […]
Now that we have chosen to forgo a home purchase, I’m looking for investments that will hopefully keep our down payment from losing value.
Lately, I have been discussing strategies with a very good, down to earth, friend who is incredibly intelligent in many things, including investing. Much of what Ricci touches is golden. He […]
Our current situation is temporary. Since this house is for sale, we’ll be moving to whatever is next sometime soon, presumably. We’re thinking it would be good to downsize (four people don’t need 3,000 sq. ft., even if they have a home office), and get a little closer to downtown… maybe cut our gas bill […]
Mobile. Liquid. Light. These are the three words that best summarize what we think we need to do.
We’d like to stay mobile. For now, we’re not going to buy a house that we will outgrow in a matter of two to three short years. We’re not going to put down deep roots. Not, yet, […]
- A family experiment to see if we can free ourselves from the clutter of modern life and the ideas we come across while trying it.
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