One summer, many years ago, I signed up for a meditation class. I was twenty-two, newly out of college and searching for a spiritual awakening. I had no idea what to expect as I walked up to the old brick building and made my way into the small gym inside. The class met every Monday […]
Money Mentality
Teaching Children to Embrace Minimalism
A fellow personal finance blogger, who I deeply respect and admire, recently asked me how I help my children embrace the concept of owning less. She specifically asked how I talk to my children about “not needing everything that everyone else has just because you don’t have it.” I thought long and hard about this […]
Find a Penny Pick It Up: Rhymes, Sayings, and Superstitions
Find a penny, pick it up. Have you ever heard that rhyme? Do you know that five or six versions of that poem exist? Tonight, during my evening walk, I was staring down at the ground when I saw something bright and shiny up ahead. From a distance, I couldn’t quite tell what it was, […]