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Link from Leo

Monday, March 29th, 2010

I just received an e-mail from Leo Babauta that had the link I needed to continue on with his latest ebook.  Enjoy this week’s installment. focus: focus rituals (08.2009 : v0.1) Focus and creating is about more than just disconnecting. You can be connected and focus too, if you get into the habit of blocking […]

focus

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

On Mondays I’m going to focus on Leo Babauta of  Zen Habits and mnmlist.com, author of The Power of Less.  He is in the process of writing a new book and is once again sharing it with us.  Leo has an uncopyright policy and is generous in the sharing of his works. Thank you, Leo.  […]

Leo’s Last Chapter

Friday, March 27th, 2009

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 […]

Thriving on Less

Friday, March 20th, 2009

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 […]

Thriving on Less

Friday, March 13th, 2009

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 […]

Thriving on Less

Friday, February 27th, 2009

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 […]

Thriving on Less

Friday, February 20th, 2009

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 […]

Thriving on Less

Friday, February 13th, 2009

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 […]

Thriving on Less

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

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, […]

Thriving on Less, Not Struggling

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

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 […]