Trading in Consumption
Synonyms of consumption include burning, damage, decay, decrease, depletion, desolation, destruction, devastation, diminution, dispersion, dissipation, exhaustion, expenditure, loss, misuse, ruin, swallowing, using up, utilization, waste, wear and tear. Now, maybe your trip to the mall last weekend didn’t feel destructive or devastating, but a few of the other words may sound familiar especially when we [...]
Why You Can’t Measure Self Worth by Net Worth
It may seem easier to measure our worth by what we have instead of who we are. We can clearly see what is in our bank account (or not), the material possessions that surround us and the labels we wear. There is a hard and fast equation for our net worth, but that is not [...]
4 Steps to Kill Debt
Paying off debt is one of the best things you can do for your family, your sanity, your bank account and your dream of living a simpler life. Think of how amazing it would be to make decisions based on something besides money. Without debt you can… spend money without guilt or worry save money [...]
10 Ways You Can Have Enough Money and Stuff
As a society, we are eating too much, drinking too much, working too much and spending too much. We take more drugs for anxiety and depression than ever before. Our debt is climbing and our savings are dwindling. We are tired, stressed, overworked, scattered and afraid. We are afraid that we won’t have more than [...]
How My Starbucks Addiction Fed a Community
After 30 days of tracking my spending, I realized that I had fallen back into an unhealthy relationship…with Starbucks. We have this very strange relationship where we might not see each other for months, and then, one innocent meeting and I am head over heels, and can’t get enough. In the spirit of developing habits, [...]
Give Freely: mini-mission
Think back to a few months ago. Mistletoe was everywhere, and all you wanted to do was love people and feed the world. The holiday season inspires us to be more giving and loving. Some of us even promise ourselves to be more like our holiday selves all year long. And then, sometime shortly after [...]
Track Your Spending: mini-mission
Because I’m a Dave Ramsey girl, I spend every dollar on paper. My budget has a few loopholes though. For instance, I have a category for groceries, one for restaurants and one for free spending. Sometimes the lines blur on those three categories and I don’t know where my money really goes. Is shopping at [...]
5 Simplicity DIYs (you’ve been too scared to try)
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Caroline McGraw of A wish come clear. There are a lot of things you’ll never know until you try. Below are 5 areas I thought belonged to the experts…until I gave them a shot. I’d realized that thinking, “I can’t do that” was just a default mental [...]
No Credit Cards – No Matter What
Welcome to Black Friday and to the kick-off of the Season of More, where stores open early, stay open all night and offer you incentives to come and charge the holidays away. Buy one, get one free offers call your name. Your kids shared their wish lists and if they were good all year, why [...]
How to Live in the Land of Enough:Money
I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Money makes the world go round.” or “Show me the money!” There is no doubt that money is important, but when it becomes the object of your affection, or the subject of your nightmares, it’s time to shift focus. I recently had the honor of posting Living in the [...]
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