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Mike Donghia

  • 9 Easy Steps to Declutter Your Mind and Home

    Feeling overwhelmed by the chaos in your home and mind? You’re not alone. Many of us have experienced the stress that comes with a cluttered living space and a busy brain. The good news…

    January 7, 2026
  • 10 Ways Frugal Living is Like Going Back in Time

    I think there’s often wisdom to be found in the tension between opposing ideas. I believe, for example, that the world has gotten better in some ways and worse in others. Materially, we have…

    January 6, 2026
  • 10 Two-Minute Habits to Improve Your Relationships

    Iโ€™ve seen people spend hours fine-tuning their financial investments, tracking every market trend, and ensuring their money is always working for them. Iโ€™ve also watched others spend an absurd amount of time keeping up…

    January 5, 2026
  • 9 Ways Frugal People Spend Less Without Feeling Deprived

    What if spending less money actually made your life better? That idea feels backwards in a culture that equates spending with happiness. Yet many people who live frugally report feeling lighter, calmer, and more…

    January 1, 2026
  • In Defense of Extreme Goals in 2026

    What if the very thing holding you back isnโ€™t the size of your goals, but their smallness? In recent years, there’s been a growing appreciation for small goals. Modest aims that are achievable every…

    December 31, 2025
  • 9 Old-Fashioned Values From the American Frontier

    What did the American frontier understand about life that we seem to be forgetting? When people look back on the American frontier, they often focus on the imagery. Wide open land. Long journeys. Isolated…

    December 30, 2025
  • 10 Old-Fashioned Frugal Living Tips We Should Revive in 2026

    Iโ€™m going to say something mildly controversial: our grandparents were better at life than we are. Not smarter. Not more enlightened. Just better at the boring, practical stuff that actually mattersโ€”feeding a family, managing…

    December 20, 2025