It’s about time that I write about Christmas, given that my blog is about happiness and consumption. I suggest we can decouple Christmas from spending, especially overspending, i.e. we can celebrate Christmas happily while living within our means, and the earth’s means. What we all need is a rich quality of life: loving relationships; health; [...]
Entries Tagged as 'spending'
Decoupling Christmas From Spending
December 15th, 2008 · 6 Comments · health & well being, lifestyle, money
Tags: Christmas·consumption·culture·economics·family·gifts·green living·happiness·love·Oregon·outdoors·presents·relationships·spending·thrift
How To Talk About Money
July 27th, 2008 · No Comments · health & well being, money, simplicity
A major predictor of a person’s happiness is the number and quality of relationships in that person’s life. And money can be a make or break in any type of relationship — marital, parent-child, friend-to-friend, dating and courtship, roommates and housemates. I believe that when we put relationships and integrity first, money and healthy finances [...]
Tags: choices·financial management·friendship·green living·happiness·jenn_jenn·marriage·overdrafts·parenting·relationships·rigorous honesty·roommates·spending·thrift
