Getting into debt is easy. Figuring out how to get out of debt, not so much. I should know, it didn’t take me long to...
Finance Articles
TED Talks about Personal Finance and Living a Debt-Free Lifestyle
Sporty and I have been living a debt-free lifestyle for somewhere in the region of eight years now. Prior to that we...
Living a Debt-Free Lifestyle: The Many Pros (and Two Potential Cons)
Ever since Sporty and I paid off our mountain off debt we’ve enjoyed the smug, self-satisfaction that comes with doing...
9 Simple Money Rules for the Financially Challenged (and Everyone Else)
I’m back with more financial advice this week, which is ironic since I still can’t add without using my fingers. I...
A Minimalist Approach to Becoming Debt-Free (or, 3 Steps to Financial Freedom)
Prior to paying off $95 000 worth of debt, Sporty and I used the head in the sand approach when dealing with our...
The Minimalist Consumer: Living with Less, but the Best
The minimalist consumer is someone who intentionally chooses to live with less. Owning only one phone, television,...
A Minimalist Approach to Finances (or, Staying in Control of Your Bucks)
Pre-minimalism, Sporty and I used the head in the sand approach to our finances. Which is to say, we pretended there...
How to Move to a 3-Day Work Week (or, Operation Freedomize)
The other day Sporty calculated that she’d been working in the animation and post-production industry for the past 31...
How to Downsize Your Lifestyle (and Why You Should)
In 2008, Sporty and I had a house full of stuff. And then we sold most of it. Interestingly, while we no longer own...