Simple Living

You have one life.  Just one opportunity to create the life, and live the experience you desire. If we had just one of something else, we’d be incredibly protective of it, making sure that is used to the fullest. Being sure that it stays in our control, and that we don’t “lose” it… Is this […]

Four years ago we made a financial decision that has had profound positive impacts on our life. That decision has allowed us to eliminate our debt, build wealth, and comfortably start a family. What’d we do? Started budgeting. I would freak out if I had somebody telling me how much money I was supposed to […]

I love email! It might not be something that you hear often, especially from somebody who strives for a simple life, but I do love email. Why? It’s a quick and effective communication tool, and a great place to retrieve information. The key to email is keeping it simple. Here are three ways that I […]

Worry has a bad rap. It’s seen as this unproductive feeling that we have. When we worry about something, we are unnecessarily exposing ourself to the “what ifs”. But what if I told you that worrying CAN be productive? That learning how to address your worries can actually make you a more resilient person to […]

This is a big day! Lot’s going on! IMPORTANT NEWS! In International News: Conflicts continue to rise between the United States and North Korea. The german chancellor Angela Merkel wast just re-elected to power, but the internal political winds are changing in Europe. In Local News: A local man who was sent to prison for […]

The 80/20 rule, the Pareto principle, the law of the vital few. Whatever you want to call it, the implications of bringing this theory into your daily living practice is a powerful tool to simplify. What is the 80/20 Principle? In the late 1800s, an Italian economist named Vilfredo Pareto found an interesting pattern while studying […]

One of the most effective ways to live a simple life is to understand what’s in your control, and what is not. Knowing what you can control allows you to use your finite energy in the best way possible. The time you spend thinking about, acting on, and attempting to change situations is often a […]

Feeling stress is often our bodies ways of telling us we need to take action. It’s an uncomfortable gap between where we are, and where we need to be.  It’s also important to note that we “feel stressed”, and that using that language is important. If you let yourself “be stressed”, internalizing the emotion, it’s […]