Easy Ways to Learn How to Live Below Your Means
Even on a small income, you can find $5 to save so you can practice not spending everything you make. Here's how to spend smarter without deprivation.| www.maximumgratitudeminimalstuff.com
Even on a small income, you can find $5 to save so you can practice not spending everything you make. Here's how to spend smarter without deprivation.| www.maximumgratitudeminimalstuff.com
Consider this: More than three-quarters of the people in the wealthiest country on earth say they worry about money. What's more, 87% of millionaires don't feel rich.| Maximum Gratitude, Minimal Stuff
As I've written many times, minimalism is not about living in poverty. Minimalism is about focusing on what matters to you so you can put your time, money, and energy toward what you really care about, while minimizing anything that might distract you or weigh you down. Minimalism is about paying attention to the satisfying details of each day, enjoying simple pleasures instead of always looking ahead (or back) at the big bucket list adventures or celebrations.| Maximum Gratitude, Minimal Stuff
Frugal living isn't only great for your wallet, but a way to become resourceful, grateful, and contented. Here's how it improves more than finances.| www.maximumgratitudeminimalstuff.com
That spirit inside you is the spark of hope that remains when every other hope dies| Justin N. Poythress
Several prominent early retirees have shared their challenges with life-changing events to include divorces, major medical surprises, and death of a spouse. While these events have a low chance of occurring for most early retirees, the impact of these events could derail our retirement plans. Some early retirees had to return to full-time employment as their passive income no longer covered their expenses. But others had a strong enough financial picture to weather the significant cut in net ...| Living The FIgh Life
Learn the story. Love the hero. Understand your scene thoroughly.| Justin N. Poythress
I’ve sat in many postmortems, dissecting meetings or events to learn from what went wrong, and to consider repeating what went right. More recently I have been part of a few pre-mortems, predictive meetings where we answer the question, “if something goes wrong, what is it likely to be, and what should we do now […] The post Refresh: Four Flavours of Regret appeared first on Brian Harris.| Brian Harris
Following in Dad’s footsteps “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” Matt. 5:6 Have you ever pined for something so much you thought you’d fa…| The Light for My Path
If you consider all the objective markers that make up your identity, probably ninety percent of these you had no choice in.| Justin N. Poythress
“What’s God been teaching you through His Word?” I ask as we settle in, past the mundane of life. We’ve left behind kids, jobs, routines, and the cycle of activities that spin our lives. It| When the House is Quiet
The secret power of nature is its ability to take you out of yourself| Justin N. Poythress
Becoming a minimalist takes a lot of introspection. Identifying what you value the very most and letting go of the rest is hard work. Asking yourself tough questions to separate the objects you own from the emotions, marketing pressures, perceived value, and other forces that drive what we buy and own. Likewise, I’ve found that staying a minimalist doesn’t happen on its own––I have to stay focused on my values to avoid falling back into the collect-purge cycle. | Living The FIgh Life
Garden full of hostas after a rain; in black and white. This week, instead of a longer post, I have a written a few short thoughts on beauty, truth and life. May you be blessed in the reading of th…| The Light for My Path
Since my early retirement in 2020, I have noticed several misunderstandings about pursuing financial independence (FI) and retiring early that are frequently perpetuated by FI content creators and their guests. Here are six common myths regarding pursuing full FI and early retirement. While some of these might be true for some individuals or in very specific cases, they become myths when touted as general truths. It is time to debunk several:| Living The FIgh Life
Affluence, combined with the internet, is bringing an acute awareness of the growing number of choices that we have, but are not making.| Justin N. Poythress
If gender is a social construct, why not everything? What is a penguin? What is Scottish person? What is a red dwarf star?| Justin N. Poythress
I remember a picture I loved, that really inspired me. I told my teacher about it when I was studying backbends with him. It was a beautiful image of a girl doing urdhva hastasana. An outdoor setti…| babycrowyoga
You have to lead the life the Lord has assigned. One life. Every day, there’s a hundred different “lives” you could have lived.| Justin N. Poythress
My wife and I are celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary this year (and 38 years of being a couple). While on a public ferry in Luxor, Egypt we quizzed each other on the many other ferry boats we had ridden together. We each remembered examples the other hadn’t. It was a fun walk down memory lane from the British Columbia ferry we rode on our honeymoon to a recent public row boat from the cities of Rabat to Salé across the Bou Regreg river in Morocco [see photo above]. | Living The FIgh Life
How can you remain true to yourself while becoming a better version of yourself?| Justin N. Poythress
Minimalism has had a profoundly positive impact on my life. I’m healthier and calmer, I have more time and flexibility with money, and I’m more content overall. In an effort to share why I have chosen a minimalist life and why it is so rewarding to me, here are my eight benefits of being a minimalist: | Living The FIgh Life
Minimalism changed my life for the better. Minimalism at its core is focusing on what we truly value and eliminating the rest. There is not a definitive number of things a person should own to be a minimalist, and making minimalism a comparison game defeats one of its key purposes. | Living The FIgh Life
I frequently hear on Financial Independence and Retire Early (FIRE) podcasts and read in FIRE blogs that the RE (Retire Early) part of the FIRE acronym should be dropped. They can’t imagine not working, they say, and besides, they enjoy working.| Living The FIgh Life
We've got some great ideas of ways you can intentionally slow down and savor the holiday season with your family this year.| Hip Homeschool Moms
Life can be A LOT. The whirlwind of daily expectations from others or ourselves can be overwhelming at times. As I’ve grown older, I’ve been better able to appreciate how complex managing a growing family truly is and give myself the grace to not be perfect. We are all faced with situations that smack us… Read More The post The Grace to Grow appeared first on Learn From Autistics.| Learn From Autistics
Today, the 8th post in The Retirement Reality Series, where I share the lessons from retirement at various stages of my journey.| The Retirement Manifesto
The Dopamine Cartel is manipulating something that was meant for good, and using it instead for profit. A closer look at a risk we all face.| The Retirement Manifesto
What does the Bible say about envy? Why is envy such a problem today? And what is the secret to contentment? Here is what the Bible teaches.| Pro Preacher
Even experts struggle to make accurate predictions. What does research suggest can be done to improve our visions of the future?| CLIPPING CHAINS
Let go of the burden of longing for the next season by remembering that God has numbered and ordained our days, enabling us to live with purpose now.| Well-Watered Women
Today, we focus on the fact that 72% of retirees are happy, and contrast them to the 28% who are depressed. What drives the difference?| The Retirement Manifesto
28% of retirees are depressed. That's a shockingly high number that deserves more attention. Today, we're offering tips to help.| The Retirement Manifesto
