Ready for Life

A nice visualization of bank failures in the U.S. over the past two years including accumulated cost. From the smart folks at Computational Legal Studies. http://computationallegalstudies.com/2009/12/13/visualizing-bank-failures-2008-2009/

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We spent this past weekend in our soon-to-be home, a 35’ Class A motorhome. It seems fitting for an Earth Day post as we learned how small our impact and footprint will be on the environment. Here are some of the things we noted: Storage and recycling becomes necessity with limited space. You can’t buy [...]

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We made our commitment in February and I think I realize new benefits and new challenges each week. You see, we are moving. To an RV, motorhome, motorcoach, Class A rig or tiny, tiny home on wheels. It goes by many names, but so far… .the best seems to be – small footprint. The journey [...]

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I am reading a great book about Rightsizing by Ciji Ware. The full title is “Rightsizing Your Life – Simplifying Your Surroundings While Keeping What Matters Most.” Like many people cautiously watching the economy, I am looking around at all the Things (Stuff) I have and trying to decide if I need it or not. [...]

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Organic gardening and producing your own food is quite a new movement. The United States has become an importer of food. We now import more than we produce. The cost of this will eventually be passed on to the everyday consumer. I am working on the small backyard and raised bed garden to help supplement [...]

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Good Morning America featured a story today on grocery buying clubs. Great concept over the big box stores. Families combine together to purchase in bulk, have it delivered (save on gas) and then distribute among themselves for greatest cost savings. This idea works great for long term staples, but they don’t provide fresh produce or [...]

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The tips below are from an article published on Reuters by Linda Stern. Read the full article for additional discussion of the topic. Rising food prices are making it more difficult for families to maintain the same level of living on salaries that are not rising as quickly as the combination of food, energy, home [...]

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http://nysun.com/news/food-rationing-confronts-breadbasket-world I really don’t like posting things like this. It seems to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Even if it is not true, media attention can make people believe there is a food shortage and cause panic buying. Self-fulfilling. I will admit my first reaction was to rush to Costco’s and see prices and availability in [...]

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How, in the digital age do we simplify? Janet Luhrs wrote a book years ago… LOTS of years ago and I have my copy that I still tote out once a year. It is called, The Simple Living Guide by Janet Luhrs. Hmmm. Easy read? It really is, except for the fact it challenges most [...]

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This probably goes under the cateogry of “I’m Just Sayin.” Most of us are pretty comfortable for food. We want something, we go to the store, offer a debit card and walk out of the store with usually more than we went in to purchase. Easy. Most of us are aware that the economy is [...]

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