9 Easy Eco-Friendly Tips for Apartment Living

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Often, people assume if you’re not living in a place you own, you have minimal control over things like being eco-friendly (aka green living). And, there’s no doubt about it, you can control so much more about your living space when you own it. You can make greener choices for paint and building materials, you …

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In Search of Simplicity: How to Start Living a Simple Lifestyle

simple lifestyle

Adopting a simple lifestyle should be simple? Right? The truth is, living simply is a process and as such, we’re always learning new ways to reduce the clutter, craziness and complications that seem to be the hallmarks of modern life. For me, living simply is a journey. A journey I’m still on. And, one that …

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3 Awesome Reasons Why You Should Dream Big

Dream big and start living the life you really want.

Dream big first, then plan. I have a confession to make. For most of my adult life, actually, no… For ALL my adult life, I’ve hated work. Yes, I know, hate is a very strong word but it’s entirely appropriate for what, I can assure you, was a very strong emotion. As you can probably …

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How to dust yourself off after disaster strikes and why you need to

When disaster strikes - don't let grief sabotage your life

Disaster can strike in many ways; financial, health, relationships or a death in the family. Sometimes you know they’re on the horizon, like the recent death of my daughter’s dad from Melanoma (the nastiest form of skin cancer) but sometimes it sneaks up on you and catches you unaware. With or without notice, a disaster …

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Buy Nothing New Month

october is buy nothing new month

Did you know that Buy Nothing New Month is October? Will you join the challenge? According to the Buy Nothing New Month website, “Buy Nothing New Month is the global movement for collective, conscientious consumption. It’s a little idea, that started in Melbourne and is spreading to the Netherlands and USA.” Buy Nothing New Month …

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3 Tips For Keeping The Wolf (Financial Disaster) From Your Door

3 tips for avoiding financial disaster

According to a survey* by the National Australia Bank, one in five Aussies live pay cheque to pay cheque. In essence, that means 20% of those surveyed are one pay cheque away from financial disaster. With growing unemployment, diminishing business confidence and whispers of a rise in interest rates in Australia, these statistics ought to …

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5 Risks to Your Financial Well-Being

5 risks to your financial well-being

Assessing your vulnerability to risk is a relatively quick and simple process. Determining how to build resilience into your lifestyle so you can either reduce the risk or lessen its impact, is a little trickier. The topsy-turvy economy has got me thinking about the potential risks to my financial well-being. A lot. One of the key …

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What is a Simple Life?

simplicity - what is a simple life

What is a simple life? Is a cabin in the woods (like Thoreau in Walden) necessary for you to live simply? Do you need to turn your back on all modern conveniences, worse yet, technology? Luckily, there are no hard and fast rules dictating what defines a simple life. Each of us comes to a …

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The Secret to Balancing Your Priorities

the secret to balancing your priorities

Balancing your priorities can be a challenge. It’s one of modern life’s little jokes. You either have money or you have time, rarely, it seems do you simultaneously have an abundance of both. Invariably when I’ve had the cash flow to undertake new projects, I haven’t had the time to implement them. And, conversely, when …

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Finding the Silver Lining

finding the silver lining

Bad news is the ultimate unwelcome house guest. Trouble is, we have no control over when it arrives or how long it stays and finding the silver lining in bad news can be a challenge. I mentioned in my post on Monday that my daughter’s dad just got some bad news about his health. Really bad news. …

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15 Frugal Living Tips – To Get You Started

frugal living tips to get you strarted

Frugal living doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Lots of us, me included, are used to spending what we have on what we need, when we need it. There was a time in my life when I spent without thinking about the future, I spent without considering the detrimental effects of credit card debt and, probably …

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