Simplicity

Has the Frugal Girl gotten a smart phone yet???

March 6, 2013

A little over two years ago, I wrote about how I manage without a smart phone, so I thought it might be time for an update. Here it is: I still don’t have a smart phone. Yup. I’m plugging along in the land of Phones That Fold In Half And Have No Camera, and though [...]

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How much stuff should you own? The answer is simpler than you think.

January 23, 2013

Owning the right amount of stuff (and the right amount of house or car) is something that probably occupies your mind if you’re trying to be more frugal or more conscious of your footprint on the planet. Sometimes I feel conflicted about this when I read about minimalists or about those who have chosen to [...]

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Earn more or save more…do we have to choose?

April 11, 2012

One of the criticisms often leveled at frugality is that it’s better to spend time earning money instead of saving it….that it makes more sense to work another hour than to spend an hour saving money on the grocery bill. And the frugal community is usually pretty indignant about this…we don’t like the idea that [...]

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On wants

November 3, 2011

We don’t need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants.  Not wanting something is as good as possessing it.  ~Donald Horban~ So, how do you go about scaling down your wants? I’ve got my own thoughts on this, but I’m interested in hearing yours first. P.S. I [...]

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A thwarted camping trip (plus some carved pumpkins)

November 2, 2011

So, we’ve been trying to squeeze in a camping trip with a couple from church (they happen to be the drummer and cellist from our band), and we thought we’d try to go this past Sunday. But the freak October snowstorm that made the news?  It hit the campground we were planning on going to, [...]

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Simplicity.

September 13, 2011

Learn to like what doesn’t cost much. Learn to like reading, conversation, music. Learn to like simple food, and simple cooking. Learn to like fields, trees, brooks, hiking, rowing, climbing hills. Learn to like people, even though some of them may be different…different from you. Learn to like to work and enjoy the satisfaction of [...]

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