Author Archives: ~Dawn - Page 8
Reducing, Re-using and Re-claiming
How are you reducing, reusing and reclaiming your life? The documentary 'œAn Inconvenient Truth' helped me understand my impact on the world around me, the documentary 'œAffluenza' helped me understand…
Bankruptcy, Cash and Me
I don't mention it too often but one of the main reasons I started living frugally was because I didn't want to get into another situation where I claim bankruptcy.…
The Poor Rich Kids
As I read through PostSecret postcards that are sent in, I occasionally come across one or two that I find worthwhile to pass along. The one to the right -…
A Good Loan at Prosper
It has been a while since I updated you on my Prosper experience. The little loan that I took out has been paid back early, as that was my original…
Simple Living in a Nutshell
Simple living is reducing the clutter of life and space down to the essentials of what is important; allowing what remains to stand out and bring value. Kind of like…
Spend or Save? Live in Comfort with Fewer Wants
There was a good article a while back from called Waste not, spend not or spend a lot that has some good thought- provoking points. I will highlight a few,…
Blog Action Day: The Toilet will Teach Them
If it's yellow, let it mellow If it's brown, flush it down. This saying was believed to have been started by former (75-83) California Governor Jerry Brown as a way…
How to Make a Free To-Do List
I was standing in line at Target recently and while waiting for the lady ahead of me to pay for the 10 packs of bottled water, my eyes dropped down…
Minimalist Living and You
I think that when you say you want to live a minimalist life to someone, they get this institutional picture of white walls and little or no furniture. Kind of…
Spontaneity and Money
Last week, my partner and I decided to take the car to the mountains for a drive to see the aspens changing. This was a decision based on what was…