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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. 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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New issue of free online magazine available - Small Town Living

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Small Town Living has their October/November issue available for free download at their website. Topics include: Soapmaking 101 The Do's...
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Listening to Ernie Harwell announce Detroit Tiger baseball was simple summer pleasure

Growing up in Michigan meant one thing for certain each summer - listening to Ernie Harwell call Detroit Tiger baseball on the radio. He was a...
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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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Frugal cocooning, home weddings, library usage and home-made trends on the rise

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As businesses scramble to figure out how to survive in the current economic climate, it is revealing to read different industry publications and get...
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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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Overscheduling and the consequences of rushing around

Many people today wear it as a badge of honor to be excessively busy. After all, someone who is busy must be important, right? But overscheduling...
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Profiles of people who made life changes and choose to live simply

Most people who live simply also like to read the stories of others who have made the decision to simplify and live a life that often runs counter to...
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