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What is Geographic Arbitrage & 7 Interesting Ideas to Get Started

02.07.2019 by Kyle Kowalski // Leave a Comment

What is Geographic Arbitrage & 7 Interesting Ideas to Get Started

I may be a little late to the game on this one, but it seems like everyone in the FIRE community (Financial Independence Retire Early) has posted about the concept of "geographic arbitrage." Before we get into what geographic arbitrage is, let's … [Read more...]

Categories // Perspective, Simple Living, Slow Home, Slow Money, Slow Travel, Voluntary Simplicity Tags // Early Retirement, Financial Independence, FIRE, Geoarbitrage, Geographic Arbitrage, Money, Nomad List, Remote Work, Strategic Relocation, The Earth Awaits

Money Showdown: Average American Spending vs Sloww’s Household Expenses (& How we Cut our Spending 30% in a Year!)

01.31.2019 by Kyle Kowalski // Leave a Comment

Money Showdown: Average American Spending vs Sloww’s Household Expenses (& How we Cut our Spending 30% in a Year!)

Let's continue to stay on the current theme: money. In the last two posts, we learned about average annual expenses and how much annual income is enough: The 80/20 Rule for Money: The 3 Ways Americans Spend Most of Their Money (& How You Can … [Read more...]

Categories // Balance, Essentialism, Perspective, Slow Money, Voluntary Simplicity Tags // 80/20 Rule, American Spending, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure, Household Expenses, Lifestyle Inflation, Money, Personal Finance, Save Money

How Much Income is Enough Money for Well-Being, According to Research?

01.30.2019 by Kyle Kowalski // Leave a Comment

How Much Income is Enough Money for Well-Being, According to Research?

"If you say that money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. You’ll be doing things you don’t like doing in order to go on living, that is, to go on doing things you don’t like doing." — Alan Watts Money … [Read more...]

Categories // Balance, Essentialism, Perspective, Simple Living, Slow Money, Voluntary Simplicity Tags // Emotional Well-Being, Happiness income satiation and turning points around the world, High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being, Income Satiaton, Life Evaluation, Money, Money Research, Subjective Well-Being, Well-Being

The 80/20 Rule for Money: The 3 Ways Americans Spend Most of Their Money (& How You Can Save More)

01.24.2019 by Kyle Kowalski // 2 Comments

The 80/20 Rule for Money: The 3 Ways Americans Spend Most of Their Money (& How You Can Save More)

Is it possible that the 80/20 rule can apply to every area of life—including how you spend money? If you're unfamiliar with the 80/20 rule, here's a quick definition: The Pareto principle (also known as the 80/20 rule, the law of the vital … [Read more...]

Categories // Balance, Essentialism, Perspective, Simple Living, Slow Money Tags // 100 Years of U.S. Consumer Spending, 80/20 Rule, American Spending, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure, Money, Personal Finance, Save Money, Spending

Life Purpose Showdown: 55 Ways Eckhart Tolle (“A New Earth”) & Rick Warren (“Purpose Driven Life”) Say the Same Thing

01.19.2019 by Kyle Kowalski // Leave a Comment

Life Purpose Showdown: 55 Ways Eckhart Tolle (“A New Earth”) & Rick Warren (“Purpose Driven Life”) Say the Same Thing

Hang with me on this one. At first glance, you may be surprised to see the names Eckhart Tolle and Rick Warren in the same sentence. Your surprise may turn to sheer shock when I propose to you that 80-90% of their message is the same. How could that … [Read more...]

Categories // Mindfulness, Peace, Perspective, Purpose, Spirituality Tags // A New Earth, Awakening, Consciousness, Doing vs Being, Eckhart Tolle, Ego, God, Life Purpose, Meaning of Life, Purpose Driven Life, Religion, Rick Warren, Spirituality

Eternal Purpose: “The Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren (Book Summary)

01.09.2019 by Kyle Kowalski // Leave a Comment

Eternal Purpose: “The Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren (Book Summary)

I'm currently on a mission to read the best books on life purpose. The Purpose Driven Life (Amazon) by Rick Warren is in the top 3 (and quite possibly #1 in terms of sales). I read this book immediately after finishing A New Earth: Awakening to Your … [Read more...]

Categories // Balance, Book Summaries, Mindfulness, Peace, Perspective, Purpose, Spirituality Tags // Book Summary, Character Development, Doing vs Being, Eternity, God, Life Message, Life Purpose, Meaning of Life, Purpose, Purpose Driven Life, Purpose Statment, Rick Warren, SHAPE, Spiritual Growth

19 Deep Life Quotes to Ponder for How to Live in 2019

12.22.2018 by Kyle Kowalski // Leave a Comment

19 Deep Life Quotes to Ponder for How to Live in 2019

Almost exactly a year ago, I shared a post titled 18 Uncommon Statistics to Set Your 2018 Perspective. It's still eye-opening to revisit that post and remind myself of some of the stats (note: sources are included in the original post): … [Read more...]

Categories // Balance, Happiness, Mindfulness, Peace, Perspective, Purpose, Simple Living, Slow Living, Spirituality, Unbusyness, Voluntary Simplicity Tags // Busyness, Deep Quotes, Duane Elgin, Eckhart Tolle, Haemin Sunim, Life Quotes, Perspective Quotes, Quotes, Unbusy, Voluntary Simplicity

A “Short” Summary of Everything I Learned in 2018 from Sloww’s First 100 Posts

12.20.2018 by Kyle Kowalski // Leave a Comment

A “Short” Summary of Everything I Learned in 2018 from Sloww’s First 100 Posts

“Learning without doing is wasted.” — Derek Sivers Sloww just recently crossed the 100-post mark. Cue: celebratory music! As the sun sets on the year, it's a good reminder to pause—take a look in the rear-view mirror and reflect. This post is … [Read more...]

Categories // Balance, Book Summaries, Decluttering, Digital Declutter, Essentialism, Happiness, Mindfulness, Minimalism, Peace, Perspective, Purpose, Simple Living, Simple Stories, Slow Fashion, Slow Food, Slow Health, Slow Home, Slow Living, Slow Living Hacks, Slow Money, Slow Travel, Spirituality, Unbusyness, Voluntary Simplicity Tags // Busyness, Decluttering, Essentialism, Future, Ikigai, Minimalism, Perspective, Purpose, Simple Living, Slow Living

11 Daily Life Quotes to Set Your Perspective Every Morning in 1 Minute

12.17.2018 by Kyle Kowalski // Leave a Comment

11 Daily Life Quotes to Set Your Perspective Every Morning in 1 Minute

When the rose-colored glasses wear off on our New Year's resolutions, it will be back to the daily grind. As time goes on, sometimes it's easy to forget the awesomeness of life itself. One of my resolutions for 2019 is to set (or reset) … [Read more...]

Categories // Balance, Mindfulness, Peace, Perspective Tags // Busyness, Choices, Daily Routine, Eckhart Tolle, Essentialism, Life Quotes, Maria Popova, Perspective Quotes, Presence, Quotes, Simplicity, Stoicism

The Top 3 Life-Changing Books I Read in 2018 (& Worth Your Time in 2019)

12.13.2018 by Kyle Kowalski // 2 Comments

The Top 3 Life-Changing Books I Read in 2018 (& Worth Your Time in 2019)

“When it comes to living, there’s no getting out alive. But books can help us survive…by passing on what is most important about being human before we perish.” — The Wall Street Journal Books, books, books! If only we could live forever and read all … [Read more...]

Categories // Book Summaries, Essentialism, Perspective, Spirituality, Voluntary Simplicity Tags // A New Earth, Book Summary, Duane Elgin, Eckhart Tolle, Essentialism, Greg McKeown, Top Books, Voluntary Simplicity

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