I found a sweet deal on an apartment in the lower Keys. Ideal location which would eliminate the need for a lot of driving. When you factor in all the costs with a slightly higher rent than I am paying now but all utilities included, my cost of living would remain about the same. Downside? [...]
I quit using plastic bags when I moved to the Keys. Or at least I have tried to stop using them. It isn’t easy. Some stores promote the canvas shopping bags, touting them as the green alternative, but putting it into practice is another thing. I have acquired over the last few years about a [...]
Recently I had a young lady out for a paddleboard lesson and tour. As we were paddling amoungst the mangroves we got to talking about minimalism. Seems she was about to make a major career change. She had come down to Florida from the great white north as part of a relocation offer for the [...]
I wrote a post about the dollar and suggested trying the experiment of never spending a dollar bill. So, to illustrate, I am going to keep tabs for a month or so and see how I do. Up in the header you will see the words “Current Total” with a number on it. That will [...]
If you do a search for minimalist blogs you will find the vast majority of them are written by young people. People in their 20’s, fresh out of school, full of piss and vinegar. Ready to challenge all conventional notions of life, living out of a backpack, ambitious, cocksure that they can handle anything that [...]
Let me say before I get into this post that I in no way shape or form mean any disrespect nor am I attempting to trivialize what has happened to the Japanese in light of the recent events. The suffering they are going through is terrible and the worst may be yet to come. But [...]
A few random thoughts and stories regarding the dollar bill. It’s called a buck, a simolean, a greenback. It doesn’t buy much these days and it is symbolic of a lot things economic and otherwise. I bring this up as an intro to an incident that happened a few years ago. It was the final [...]
One of the keys to a minimalist lifestyle that should have a priority over everything else is the elimination of debt. Nothing restricts your freedom more than owing money. It will prevent you from doing the things you want to do, causing undo stress, and tearing apart families and friendships. Once you get debt free [...]