I have been amazed and delighted in these past few months to see the mainstream media finally give time and space to the problems associated...

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

According to the media, it seems that young families and pensioners are the two main groups feeling the most pressure due to the current fi...

I've had quite a few readers ask about Gracie's food. What we feed our animals is important to me because I want them to have a goo...

This is the first post in a series that will revisit the basic elements of simple life. It's about how we live here but also about the ...

I am often asked what areas people should simplify first.  That question really has a lot of answers, depending on the person asking.  The g...

One of the many things I love about the way I live is that I never feel helpless. I feel I'm in control of what I'm doing and where...

Hello everyone. Here are the recipes shared after my request yesterday. Thanks to all who posted their budget recipes. I have fixed the spac...

Many people want to live simply but don’t know how, or where, to start, or even what simple living really is. The simple answer is that simp...

I guess this is stage three of our series.  You start living more simply by thinking about the changes you would like to make and you make ...

I wish it wasn’t like this but money has a lot to do with simple living. I guess it’s naive to think that money, and the power attached to ...