The issue of happiness is something I have spent a lot of thought on and continue to think about, especially when it comes to money and the relation between the two (link to an earlier post on the subject here). It is an interesting subject that I don’t think that we will ever understand fully, […]
Why do we need so many things and why do we think that they will bring us happiness?
A few months back I watched a travel program where they were visiting a family living in an old windmill in Holland. The host of the show asked the family (with 5 kids) how they managed living in such a small space. To this the husband answered that you really don’t need more than one […]
Why the Best Things in Life are Free
Since venturing out on this new money-saving, budget following lifestyle my main argument has been that it CAN be done, living on less without compromising on the quality of life. Sure, it sometimes takes a bit more of planning the grocery shopping and meal planning for example, and sometimes it takes a bit more work […]
Can Money Buy Happiness?
When I was I my teens one of my favorite movies was “Can’t buy me love” (1987) with a very young Patrick Dempsey. It is about a dorky boy paying one of the popular girls to be his girlfriend for a month and in that manner becoming one of the cool ones as well. Does […]