So, it turns out I just completed a "buy nothing year" with clothing—including shoes, accessories, …
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By Kyle Kowalski ·
So, it turns out I just completed a "buy nothing year" with clothing—including shoes, accessories, …
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By Kyle Kowalski ·
John Maynard Keynes is widely regarded as one of the most influential economists of the 20th …

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In the last post, I defined slow travel and outlined 3 slow travel myths. If you're ready to get …
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"Keeping up with the Joneses." The epitome of lifestyle inflation. The tourist in the story of the …
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I was recently inspired by this Twitter exchange between The Minimalists and The Container Store …
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Earlier this year, I wrote a post titled "Oops Minimalism" about how I spent $0 on clothing for the …
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