If potential future worth is the reason you're holding on to any item or collection of goods, you better be prepared to answer to the firing squad. Here goes.   Is it going to be, really?   If you're going to keep things based on the belief that they'll be worth something in the future, you need to-- at the very least--conduct an internet search. Hit up the Google and Ebay. Read about the item ...

Everyone in my life seems to be talking to me about self-sufficiency or lack thereof lately. One friend feels guilt or shame at not being able to hold herself accountable without the support of a paid coach; another feels overwhelmed at the prospect of being self-sufficient because she's not currently in a relationship; my dad is desperately trying to gain more support for my mom because doing it on his own is a drowning game. ...

There's this really fun game I've been playing with many of my clients lately, it's called what the eff are all these cords. The thing about this game is that it's almost entirely un-fun, (some might even go so far as to call it "excruciating") but afterwards you get to feel like you just summited a high peak, having freed yourself from the dread and burden of lugging around worthless and befuddling items. The cords' ...

If you've been Living Simply for a while this fact won't surprise you: gifts can be problematic. Throughout my client work, I've noticed that gifts from grandparents have a tendency to be especially so. I'm not sure whether it's the age disparity or the relative distance from the grandchild in question  (and therefore also from the grandchild's interests and preferences), whether it's just differing core values, or all of the above, but grandparent gifts can ...

Right up there with a shredder in terms of necessity is a mail sorting/incoming/ongoing paper system. Setting up a home or an office or a home office without a system in place to handle active papers is like opening a really lovely local clothing boutique, inviting every person within a twenty-five mile radius to attend your designer trunk show, and then finding, come day-of, you've neglected to open a bank account or procure any point-of-sale ...