I like to consider myself a bit of a minimalist. But really, it’s more cultural than how I choose to live. See, I like things. So, it’s more about budgeting for things and living within our means. The common thought is that consumerism creates clutter in our lives by the accumulation of things. We tend […]
Outsourcing is a taboo word. Bootstrapping culture is deeply ingrained in me. This goes all the way back to my childhood. There was no such thing as hiring folks to do something in our household. I think people in my generation with grandparents that lived through the Great Depression fueled this. Do with less. The self-sufficiency economy. […]