The following is written by green and frugal living columnist Maya Bissineer of Memetales. Making green and eco-friendly choices in our everyday lives is not an easy task. To live a green life for the longer term, we need to make green living a lifestyle. When we start living a more natural life on an [...]

I’m on maternity leave from June 11 to July 16: The following is written by green and frugal living columnist Maya Bissineer of Memetales. I saw a lot of people grow up with very little money. Yet they were some of the happiest people I have ever seen. They were fiercely passionate about their careers [...]

I’m on maternity leave from June 11 to July 16: The following is a guest post from Simple Kids contributor Emily Carter of The Pilot’s Wife. This spring our family decided to try something we have never done, or even heard of before. We joined a local CSA. What is a CSA? CSA stands for [...]

Written by green and frugal living columnist Maya Bisineer of Memetales. A while ago I wrote about how to use storytelling to inspire frugality in our kids.  I apply the same storytelling techniques to teach my kids about the importance of being green and friendly to the earth. Some things work and some don’t, but [...]

In one of the appendices of my book that will be released this fall, I discuss simple, everyday life choices we commonly face when we simplify our lives.  When you approach simple living, sometimes the decision is clear-cut.  Sometimes it’s not. Since simple living looks differently for each family, there’s really not one right, absolute [...]

Next up for Spring Cleaning Week:  non-toxic cleaning.  In my e-book, I recommend a basic three-step process of decluttering, cleaning, and organizing in each area of your home in order to refresh your living spaces. On Monday, we discussed some tips on decluttering, overcoming obstacles to our most common roadblocks to getting rid of stuff.  [...]

It’s amazing how much technology, gadgets, memory sticks, wires, and batteries we all have these days. We all are accumulating more e-waste than we are able to handle, and it’s time to make a conscious effort to get it under control. I am extremely guilty of not keeping electronic waste to the minimum at my home. [...]