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...

When I first started living simply, I didn't know what I was doing.  I had no plan and no recipe for success but I knew what I didn'...

Another year has been put to rest and now I'm popping my head up again on my first day of work.  Hanno and I had a lovely rest over the ...

Lettuce, bok choi and cabbages. One of my fantasies when I was younger was to wander off into the bush and live off the land. In the 197...

If you're not already baking your own bread, I want you to think about doing it. Not only is it preservatives-free, it's ch...

While the shops get busier with the excesses of Christmas shopping, my simple life continues at a gentle pace. It was a cooking and odds a...

If I were to write up a list of To Do's everyday, it would go something like this: Sweep floor Wash dishes Talk to Hanno Bake brea...

As most of your know Hanno and I took the plunge a few years ago and stopped working. We now use the hours we used to sell to others on o...

It seems to be agreed now, we are headed for a few shaky years ahead. Some are saying it will be the same or worse than the Great Depressi...

Fifteen years ago, when Hanno and I first bought this little house, we drove along a one lane street, turned onto a dirt driveway a...