After a very short period of time, I’ve decided to suspend my posting here and move it over to my new blog: Tiny Northwest. The decision is based primarily on my interest in the tiny house and small house movement, of which I will soon become part. There I will cover what I planned to [...]
Category Archives: Frugality
A New Look
Monday, September 12, 2011
Last night Andi expressed interest in blogging about the Tiny House project, downsizing, and ultimately living a more downsized life. Two paths: First, we could transition On the Fense into the blog for the tiny house. Second, we could create a new blog titled appropriately and centered around the project. I am leaning toward the [...]
5 Tips to Help You Purge
Monday, August 15, 2011
Getting rid of old stuff can be tough. Especially when you have a lot of it. Or if that stuff has memories or sentimental value associated with it. If you’re looking to purge and downsize, here are a few helpful hints that may make it a little easier. 1. Spread it out. Contrary to shows [...]
Contemplating Needs Versus Wants
Sunday, August 14, 2011
In my Google+ Investment Circle, I posted the following statement yesterday: One of the biggest investment changes you can make is learning what you can easily live without. What may come as a surprise, is that the majority of items you currently possess fall into that category. From a minimalist standpoint, this is very true. [...]
5 Observations After a Month With A Cash-Only Budget
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Today concludes my first month under a cash-only budget, so I figured I’d relay a few observations I’ve noted in the experience. 1. With a cash-only budget, you think more about what you buy. Perhaps the most notable observation from this experience is that I, as a cash-only consumer, think more about what I am [...]
The Purge: Getting Rid Of Prized Possessions
Friday, July 22, 2011
In downsizing, there are certain things that will be easy to get rid of. For example, that rice-cooker we used once then traded for a standard Le Creuset pot in which we cook most things. Others, however, will be much more difficult. Paring down my DVD collection has taken close to two years. As of [...]
Picket Fence Dreams
Saturday, July 16, 2011
OK. So growing up we are taught to want a charming house with a white picket fence and, if the proverbial we are males, a beautiful wife and a dog and a few well-mannered children. Somewhere in the last twenty years, this so-called American Dream morphed into something more attributable to mass consumerism. Everything is [...]
