Reduce consumption—downsize your spending this Christmas

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It’s no secret that we descend from a hunter/gatherer society and many of us haven’t completely evolved from that mindset. This is no stretch when it comes to our accumulation of “stuff”. Every time we go shopping, there are those very attractive impulse buy items near the cash. And what … [Read more...]

Day 10 Virtual Book Tour

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Here we are already at Day 10. I can hardly believe it. So many wonderful people have made this possible. Today I'm guest blogger at Pamela Culp Blanchard's site at http://seniordownsizing.ca/preparing-to-downsize/. Enjoy the read! As always, your comments are most welcome. … [Read more...]

Downsize Your Home to Downsize Your Expenses

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Downsizing takes many forms, not the least of which is to downsize expenses. A large home is costly to maintain both in terms of dollars and in terms of time needed to take care of that maintenance. Either you hire someone to maintain your home or you spend a chunk of time doing it. Sometimes … [Read more...]

Downsize and Simplify your Holidays

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It’s time to be all jolly and jingle-bells, isn’t it? What happens when you don’t have those feelings? Is it time to downsize your Christmas and all those activities and expectations surrounding it? This is a good time to think about how you wish to celebrate, or not. Sometimes we get so … [Read more...]