Introductions being unnecessary at this point, allow me to briefly describe what follows next. My notes you are about to read, valuable as I try to make them, are only a slice of the pie you are about to digest. The real value I believe, sits within all the content behind each of the URLs…
What follows is a compilation of ideas, case studies, business models, things we’ve done ourselves, as well as amazing things that other people have put together. Each of these can give you more than 10 years of work; each of these can become your sole occupation for years to come. I intentionally varied the examples,…
In the economic sphere, an act, a habit, an institution, a law produces not only one effect, but a series of effects. Of these effects, the first alone is immediate; it appears simultaneously with its cause; it is seen. The other effects emerge only subsequently; they are not seen; we are fortunate if we foresee them.
Smaller homes – people figured – are less expensive than larger ones to build, require less heating, maintenance, and repair costs. In addition, they encourage a minimal lifestyle with a more pragmatic approach to life. Captivated by design, frugal living, or the scope of the social movement, one by one, millions joined.
Researching for this article, I’ve noticed a strange urge to reach for the credit card. Not sure, but it might have the same effect while reading it. The list that follows includes some pretty cool stuff. Most of which not classifying as necessitates, no matter how hard you are trying to justify your spending habits; though nonetheless, they are going to change a number of things in your life.