This is the last chapter of Leo Babauta’s e-book, Thriving on Less. I hope you learned much for this little book. Please consider purchasing The Power of Less. This is not a paid endorsement. I just appreciate Leo and the way he freely shares what he has learned in life. Check out his blog, Zen […]
We are nearing the end of Leo Babauta’s Thriving on Less. Today we will view chapter 9. Chapter 9 – Tools for a Frugal Life “The mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.” – Confucius With any undertaking, it’s important to have the right tools. The same is true when you […]
In the next installment of Leo Babauta’s book, he shows us how he got out of debt. Chapter 8 – A Guide to Getting Out of Debt “Debt is the worst poverty.” – Thomas Fuller – It was only a few years ago when I was overloaded with debt – so much so that […]
It’s time for another chapter of Leo Babauta’s Thriving on Less, a companion ebook to The Power of Less. Chapter 7 – Changing Your Spending Habits “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle While you can cut costs here and there, the real, lasting changes […]
It’s time for another installment of Leo Babauta’s Thriving on Less, a companion ebook to The Power of Less. Chapter 6 – Look at Large Expenses for the Long Term “I buy my freedom with my frugality.” – Vicki Robins – Once you’ve made easier changes, you can start looking at the big […]
Another installment from Leo Babauta’s Thriving on Less, the companion ebook to his The Power of Less. Chapter 5 – Make Small Financial Changes First “Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.” – Saul Bellow While it’s important, when scaling back, to try to eliminate non-essential expenses as much as possible, you can’t change […]
Another installment from Leo Babauta’s Thriving on Less, the companion ebook to his The Power of Less. . Chapter 4 – Focusing on Enough, Not More “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” – Mahatma Gandhi I think it’s something that’s conditioned in us from an early age, by friends, television, […]
Here is the third chapter of Leo Babauta’s Thriving on Less, the companion ebook to his The Power of Less. Chapter 3 – Thriving on Less, Not Struggling “Who is rich? He who rejoices in his portion.” – The Talmud Scaling back your life and living more frugally can be seen in two ways: 1. It can be […]
This is the second chapter of Leo Babauta’s Thriving on Less. It is his companion ebook to The Power of Less. Chapter 2 – Focus on the Essentials “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” – Hans Hofmann The first step in simplifying, and living with less, is to […]
Leo Babauta of Zen Habits has written Thriving on Less: Simplifying in a Tough Ecomony, as a companion Ebook to his The Power of Less. I think the timing of this book is very appropriate to the coming new year. After a recession that has already lasted over a year and is showing no signs […]