Natural Living

“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.”  ~Will Smith When attempting to live a frugal lifestyle there is one truth that we must accept…in order to stop useless spending, we have to stop trying to impress other people. From clothing to cars, neighborhoods …

If your bank account frequently falls victim to your impulse spending habit, I want to encourage you to avoid that instant gratification by instituting the 30-day list. A couple days ago we talked about de-cluttering and yesterday I gave you some tips for curbing impulse spending. But here’s the problem with de-cluttering…we can declutter to our hearts content, but if we can’t find a …

Following on the heels of yesterday’s post, I thought it only fitting that we talk about the root cause of most of the clutter in our lives. To start out our discussion today I want to ask you to reflect on these questions: Do you have a problem with impulse spending? Is it a struggle for you to limit your buying …

“Out of clutter, find simplicity.” ~Albert Einstein  From day one we have defined frugality as the ability to embrace and enjoy what we have. But let’s just face it, sometimes what we “have” gets in the way — it becomes a burden and a distraction.  In this, my journey toward freedom, one of the biggest challenges in living a more frugal …

I don’t have much in the way of money or worldly possessions, I’m not beautiful, intelligent or clever, but I’m happy, and I intend to stay that way! I was born happy, I love people, I have a trusting nature, and I’d like everyone else to be happy too. -Anne Frank Somewhere deep inside we …