Some people love organizing things, like my 9-year-old daughter. Others are like me, and they only organize to the extent they absolutely need to. It just so happens that I really hate clutter—and so…

With almost all self-help advice, I like to remember one simple rule: people have been doing this sort of thing long before I was born. And when it comes to frugal living, the best…

Living frugally when you have to is hard because failure can be catastrophic, and that’s a lot of stress to carry. Living frugally when you could spend more is a different type of challenge.…

Ever since dealing with a family member having serious memory issues, I’ve become more aware of my own brain and ensuring that I’m taking care of it. Naturally, I’m curious if my memory is…

Hobbies these days seem to be designed by corporations with the goal of getting us to spend and consume more while actually living passive lives. I think we can do better than that! In…

We all have our own experiences of happiness, but most of us arrive at a similar conclusion: happiness without meaning is empty and unsatisfying. But why is that? Many great thinkers have pondered this…

While I love the modern world we live in with its many conveniences, life-extending technologies, and broad possibilities, I’m also a big believer in drawing inspiration from the past. I like to read old…

In my never-ending quest to study the past and apply all the good lessons I can, I’ve recently found myself interested in all sorts of self-improvement advice from previous generations. While it might seem…

One thing I wasn’t expecting was how living frugally not only changes your finances, but it can actually change your view of the world. Like most people, I used to daydream about how much…

I didn’t set out with the plan to increase my confidence when we made the decision to live frugally as a family. But it turns out that acting with high agency and making good…

I can usually tell by the type of clutter around me which parts of my life are out of balance. If I’m taking on too many projects at once, it’s often because I’m seeking…

One of my former worst habits was throwing in the towel when I got off to a bad start. Maybe I set a New Year’s resolution and then started stumbling in mid-February. Old me…