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Sallie started down the simple living path 14 years ago and has (almost) never looked back. Between sharing a home-based business with her husband and mothering her toddler daughter, Sallie continues to explore how to incorporate simple living principles into her life and shares what she has learned with others. Contact email: SallieBorrink@artsandletters.biz

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Simple Living Links - Nov. 12 - Frugal Thanksgiving Tips, Credit Card Companies, Thrift, Freelancers

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Here is today's round-up of simple living links and news articles: Frugal Thanksgiving Feast - Tips for Saving Time and Money from Hillbilly...
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Simple Living Links - Nov. 11 - Living on Severance, Great Depression Lessons, Green Living Grandma

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Here is the daily roundup of reading related to simple living: Life on Severance: Comfort then Crisis from The Wall Street Journal Surviving on...
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The pleasure of pursuing the simple things and resisting the urge for more

Whether by choice or necessity, people are taking stock of their lives and priorities. The prolonged economic downturn means that many people are...
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Michael Jackson's life was the antithesis of simple living

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Perhaps one of the most oft-quoted verses from the Bible is this: "What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?"...
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Another Great Depression-like generation or two in the making this recession

People are shaped by the historic events through which they live and this was certainly true of those who lived through the Great Depression. Many of...
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Amish find simple living a challenge in both financial boom and economic bust

One might assume if anyone would know how to live simply and avoid the perils of economic boom and bust cycles, it would be the Amish. Long known to...
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Backyard chickens on the rise in urban areas, six week wait for chicks on order

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It's a sign of the times. As people grow increasingly concerned about their financial bottom line, they are looking for ways to save and, especially,...
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Nannies, college students discovering less is more during econominc downturn

Sometimes people make the choice to embrace the idea that less is more. But sometimes they have it thrust upon them. This is the case right now for...
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Encouraging stories from people who chose to simplify their lives

For anyone who has ever thought about trying to embrace a simpler lifestyle, there is almost always a season when it all seems overwhelming. More...
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Make a simple living income from home on Etsy? Probably not.

A frequent desire of those who long to live more simply is to find a way to make a living doing something they love. (Some call this following your...
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