Chris Baskind was an ardent cyclist and car-free advocate who was dedicated to environmental issues and educating others about how to live more simply. When I was a kid, my parents would sometimes ...

Remember when “making it” meant a six-bedroom colonial with a three-car garage and a lawn you needed a riding mower for? Yeah… that version of the American Dream is getting a serious makeover. From ...

Downsizing is supposed to make life easier. Less space, fewer bills, simpler living-that's the dream. But what a lot of people don't realize is that moving into a smaller house doesn't automatically ...

Readers of the lifestyle blog Simpler Living regularly get a new question to answer. A selection of their comments appears here on Sundays, and one reader (chosen at random) wins a new book. • The ...

The problem: Are your dishes clean or dirty? If more than one person loads the dishwasher in your house and you rinse your dishes before loading them, it may not always be clear. The solution: Give ...

One cornerstone of Lifeonaire founder and author Steve Cook’s path to prosperity is cutting life down to the basics. By cutting out the things we don’t need — the giant mortgage, the shiny new cars, ...

Suzanne Woods Fisher embraces simple living — treasuring family and friends, communing with nature and loving animals, especially dogs. For years she’s not only lived simply, she writes about living ...

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Craig Carton, Mathew Bowyer Speak on Wealth vs. Simple Living Can one move from opulence to minimalism? Craig Carton and special guest Mathew Bowyer discuss the transition from a luxurious lifestyle ...