Featured frugal blog: Neat Living
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Today’s featured blog is not specifically about financial frugality, but I think you’ll enjoy it. Neat Living is Ariane Benefit’s contribution to a simpler home and lifestyle. Here’s how she describes her blog:
Neat Living is about simplifying, letting go of clutter, organizing, “ThinkBuying,” resisting consumerism, getting healthy, working with passion, charity, ethics, and having time to enjoy your life.
The great thing for you and me is that she provides a ton of great information on her blog that can save your money and your sanity. Like I said, it’s not always about financial frugality, but there’s definitely an element of that (particularly when it comes to over-consumption and clutter).
The bigger picture here is of frugality as a way of life. When applied to the kitchen, it might mean clearing out the gadgets you don’t use anymore and donating them to someone who will love them. When applied to exercise, it might mean finding something you can do simply and close-to-home rather than spending a ton of money on a gym membership you won’t use. When applied to gift giving, it might mean giving a gift of time or an experience rather than a trinket which will add to the clutter.
Ariane has loads of good ideas, and posts fairly regularly (more regularly than me lately!), so check her site out and see if it’s something you’d like to subscribe to.