The bad news is that gas is back to $4/gallon. But the good news is that we have choices: we can spend less on gas by changing the way we drive. This is an updated version of my much-visited 2008 post. Happily, we reduce our carbon emissions when we drive less, inch closer to energy [...]
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More Than One Kind Of Refugee
October 18th, 2010 · 6 Comments · health & well being, money, relationships
Do you remember the pain of a break-up with someone you loved? My friend Brad, 51, well-off and never married, is going through that right now (Brad was the subject of my much-read post The Poverty of Hyper-Individualism). I’m glad that he got to climb out of his solitude and be in a love relationship [...]
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Back From New Year’s Retreat
January 4th, 2010 · No Comments · home & garden, money, simplicity
Thor and I returned yesterday from our annual New Year’s retreat, which we take together each year, just the two of us, to go into our deep inner lives and look at our intentions for 2010. This year we
Experiences Make Us Happier Than Things, Research Says
December 19th, 2009 · 6 Comments · lifestyle, money, simplicity
Time for last-minute but blessedly low-stress Christmas shopping. This is a guest post from fellow Portlander Katy Wolk-Stanley of The Non-Consumer Advocate, a blog I highly recommend. More support for a joyful, low-cost Christmas here. Katy writing: One part of this article on shopping that struck me as quite insightful was the subject of how [...]
About Furloughs And Household Finances
October 25th, 2009 · No Comments · community, lifestyle, money, work
Would you like a day off from work? Say, a Friday all to yourself, in which to do anything you’d like? The only catch is that you’re not paid for your day off. As an employee of the state of Oregon, I had my first furlough day last week. Like most of my coworkers, I [...]
