In a Facebook group for worldschooling families, the question was asked: “What was the specific moment that made each and every one of you say, I’m going to travel the world with my family?” I started to formulate a post in reply, but my answer got long and I decided it would be better to Read More
Tag: lifestyle design
Houseless and happy
We are “homeless” right now, actually between houses. We’re downsizing – or rightsizing as I prefer to think of it – and are fortunate to have sold quickly, but before we could get into our new place. While most all our stuff is in storage and we only have a small portion of our belongings Read More
Right-Sizing
Wondering what right-sizing means? In short, to right-size (also sometimes written as all one word, rightsize) is to focus on converting something to the optimum size. I first learned the term at work, in the context of saving energy. For instance, for maximum energy efficiency you should right-size your pots to the burners on your stove Read More
Leaving the workforce (and the aftermath)
Leaving my job was the easy part. After thinking about it for a long time, putting the plan into action was relatively uncomplicated. As always, I put lots of thought and effort into making things as smooth as possible for the people around me. I made how-to guides for all the tasks only I knew Read More
Earnings vs. income
Lifestyle seems to grow to accommodate the income available. For most people that means that as your paycheck goes up, what you expect to be able to buy or do keeps pace as well, resulting in a new norm that closely matches current earning capability. Newly middle class people choose middle class cars, houses and Read More