It's moving slowly towards Winter here and soon the weather will call for hot soups and casseroles.  Hanno does a lot of our grocery sho...

We knew it would last for a long time but this economic crisis is dragging on longer than I expected it to.  There is no doubt there have be...

Thank you all for contributing your ideas on how to save money.  I have to confess, we already do most of the things suggested and seeing th...

We have to tighten our belts.  Like many of you, Hanno and I live on a limited and usually fixed amount and with prices rising and new babie...

I want to thank all those who took the time to add a comment yesterday. I am sure they will help the men and women who read them and find s...

The economic crisis seems to be lingering longer than anyone predicted. We see various indicators starting to predict slow improvement bu...

Thank you so much for your good wishes for Kerry, Sunny and the baby.  We, and they, appreciate everyone of them.  It's been a while si...

I continue to have a sprinkling of emails every week asking for tips on how to start living a simpler life or how to continue once the first...

Change is in the air. I can feel it in my bones. Housekeeping, the acts of budgeting, food production, home cooking, cleaning, and caring...

I heard myself say this on radio the other morning: "Being thrifty is not about large amounts. You rarely make those large savings. I...

It might sound strange but it's a good idea to start off your debt reduction program by saving for an emergency fund, before you pay off...

Most people hate budgeting.  I did too.  I used to think that making up a budget would put restrictions on me and I didn't like the soun...

Hanno asked me to thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes sent his way on the weekend. He is 69 now, the last year of his boyhood. N...

Hello everyone, thank you for joining me in this most important monitoring task. I hope that through these simple audits, we'll all be a...