Wow, I can’t believe my last post was October 2017. I didn’t really intend on stopping that long, but the truth is that between my job, daily life, and general amount of time spent in […] Read More
I recently realised I am now saving at almost triple the rate I was just five years ago. A lot can happen in five years. Back then, I was partly saving to go travelling – […] Read More
If you are reading this, there is a good chance that you care about the environment and our screwball destruction of it. You might also care that we seem to have no real clue how […] Read More
Last year I did a short write-up of some of the applications on my phone that I use to make life easier. It’s not long. It’s personal and subjective. I dropped a few, and added […] Read More
I sat down to write today without really having a topic to fire off on, or indeed feeling like I had anything much to share. That’s often the way with real life too, just turning […] Read More
Freedom is passion. It is awareness and acceptance It is a spark, a smile, or laugh; it is the moment It is awake just like the chill of the ocean Freedom is drawn from the […] Read More
Financial independence and early retirement are two subjects that are impossible to avoid in the minimalism/frugality/simple living world. In fact you could spend a lot of time reading about this topic, and feel it is […] Read More
I sold my beloved Mitsubishi Carisma a little over 5 years ago. It was a sporty, nice trim, end-of-line model. At that stage I had been driving Mitsubishis for over 9 years, with a no […] Read More
Is there a link between introversion and minimalism? To the extent that being an introvert usually involves minimizing the volume and type of interactions you have with people to conserve energy, it may also naturally […] Read More
I’ve been mainly eating raw fresh foods this week. In particular for breakfast and for lunch. I decided to swap out mu usual bowl of breakfast cereal (with sometimes egg) and invariably cooked lunch for […] Read More