I started out my simplifying journey in part to pay off my debt. Although, I still have a way to go to reach my financial goals, I am now moving in the right direction. Day-to-Day challenge. I have always been good at long-term financial planning. I started putting money in … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
Find Your Cookie Jar!
What items in your house do you cherish? What would you take with you if you had to evacuate? What would make the cut if you were moving into 200 square feet? These questions became very real for me last year. I had to look at everything I owned and decide if it was … [Read more...]
3 Tips to Simplify your “Stuff” (Clear the Clutter!)
Tiny House living requires you to embrace downsizing and simplifying. One of the biggest selling points for "right sizing", is the ability to unload unwanted possessions. Most of us take years to accumulate our stuff, and unloading that stuff can be tough. It requires us to … [Read more...]
Is it Cheating?!?
Okay here is my Tiny House confession. I own a 4 x 6 cargo trailer that I use for overflow storage. This mighty little trailer (which looks hilarious sitting beside the massive RV's and huge trailers at the storage lot), increases my square footage by 10%. Yep, that's … [Read more...]
Road Less Traveled
If you feel like you work too much, spend too much and generally rush through life waiting for the next big thing, I know how you feel! Up until last year my life was on a "normal" path of balancing work with consumption, progress with debt and happiness with stress. My life … [Read more...]