Good Habits for a Great Life!
This is a guest post by Joy from Just Plain Joy.
When I started Just Plain Joy, I wanted to create an outlet for exploring and defining a simple life. I decided I wanted to pursue a simpler life for several reasons – I wanted to save more money to invest in my child’s future, I wanted more time to spend on the things that matter most to …
This is a guest post by The Happy Rock.
Fear is good. It keeps us safe, keeps us from harm, and keeps us from making terrible mistakes. Fear is healthy, right?
Teach a young child to be afraid to touch the stove because he will get burned and he doesn’t go near the stove. He is safe.
As he grows older he realizes that the stove isn’t something that …
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It takes time before living on a budget becomes a way of life. Having a personal spending plan that manages how you allocate your money is one thing, sticking to a budget over time is another.
Change is always difficult and living on a budget is definitely a big change especially when you are used to spending whatever you want, whenever you want like I was. It wasn’t easy for …
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A simple life is a good life. Voluntary simplicity is the act of consciously choosing to live with enough, but without excess. Simplicity is not about depriving oneself or living in ultra-sparse conditions. Living simply is about reducing the clutter and narrowing down one’s possessions, engagements, and thoughts to something more manageable. It is about eliminating the noise to find the essence of the good life.
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