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Simple Living Sunday

Simple Living Sunday – Wisdom and knowledge are not the same

It’s Mother’s Day in North America. Greetings to all the moms out there! I hope your day is filled with love, joy and laughter. Many of us would describe our moms as wise. As I continue my May Simple Living Sunday tribute to qualities I admire in my mum, today’s post looks at the difference between wisdom and knowledge, and how we can cultivate wisdom in our lives.

Shopping

40 things I no longer buy (and don’t really need)

One of the most common excuses I hear against adopting a greener lifestyle is “it’s too expensive.” That’s why I get frustrated when I see articles like Everything you need to buy to go zero waste. Living a more sustainable life doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. In many ways, it can save you money. As proof, today’s post is a roundup of 40 things I no longer buy since going green.

Money

Is the FIRE movement a smart money strategy or an unrealistic dream?

November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada. For the rest of the month, I’ll dedicate my Wednesday posts to money issues.

Today, to kick things off, I’m looking at the FIRE movement. If you’re not familiar with FIRE, it stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. It’s a popular movement, but is it a smart money strategy or a dream that’s beyond the reach of the masses?

Clutter Tales

Clutter Tales – High school typing class … shorthand too!

Welcome to the second edition of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter.

In the first edition, I travelled back in time to the mid to late 1990s and reminisced about the days when we needed a book to teach us how to use the Internet. Today’s clutter find takes me back even further to high school typing class and shorthand class.

Everyday life

Top 10 parenting tips you need to know

It’s official! I survived! We recently celebrated our youngest daughter’s 18th birthday so I can proudly say I am now the mom of two young adults. As I paused to reflect on the last 21 years, I made a list of my top 10 parenting tips to share with you.

If you’re just starting your family, I hope these little nuggets of wisdom will be valuable. If you’re embarking on the teenage years, just know that everything will be okay.

Clutter Tales

It’s Pack Rat Day – Introducing Clutter Tales

Today is Pack Rat Day – a day for all of us to take time to declutter. If you’re a regular reader, you know that my theme for 2021 is decluttering. With that in mind, I had to celebrate this day with something special.

Pack Rat Day feels like the perfect day to launch a series I’ve been thinking about for a while now. Welcome to the first edition of Clutter Tales!

Work

Skilled trades – a great career choice for young people

For years, parents and educators have touted university as the only path to “a good life”. Working in the skilled trades is often viewed as a last resort for students who aren’t smart enough for university or college.

Today, I look at why we need to change that view, and why careers in skilled trades are an excellent choice for students of all academic ability. Plus, some ideas on how parents, educators, governments and employers can attract more young people into the trades.

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