Downshifting
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Three Stories About Banking
Jul 21, 2010As part of my downshifting project, I’ve spent the past couple of days replying to several hundred stale messages in my inbox. There were plenty of great reader stories, guest posts, and “ask the readers” questions in my stack of stuff, but there were also some good article ideas, too. For... by getrichslowly.org/blog | related posts
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Downshifting: The First Day of the Rest of My Life
Jul 19, 2010“This is it,†I told my wife last Monday. “This is what?†Kris asked. “This is the first day of the rest of my life,†I said. She knew what I meant. For the past few years, I’ve been living in a self-created whirlwind of busy-ness. I know a blog like this often seems calm and quiet... by getrichslowly.org/blog | related posts
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Downshifting & The Frugal Lifestyle
Jul 10, 2010Downshifting & The Frugal LifestyleDownshifting is a lifestyle trend based on one question: is more necessarily better? The reasons for asking this question have a variety of sources: concern for the environment; job losses; retirement plans running askew with drops in the stock market; or even questioning capitalism itself... by davidweedmark.com | related posts
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Downshifting or Minimal Living
Jul 10, 2010Downshifting or Minimal LivingDownshifting, or minimal living, is a lifestyle trend based on one question: is more necessarily better? The reasons for asking this question have a variety of sources: concern for the environment; job losses; retirement plans running askew with drops in the stock market; or even questioning... by davidweedmark.com | related posts
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Economy slowing again? Cuz it's the uncertainty, stupid.
Jun 30, 2010With more signs the economy is downshifting -- see Tuesday's 268-point drop on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a 3.1-percent drop on the S&P 500 and slumping consumer confidence in May -- apologists for the spend, spend, spend reflex of Team Obama keep arguing for more, more, more. They by apps.detnews.com/apps/blogs/danielhowesblog/index.php | related posts
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Downshifting
Jun 18, 2010I just counted: this is my 1,540th blog post (counting my youthful efforts at Preposterous Universe .) About two posts every three days, for a bit over six years. Time for a break! So I’m going on hiatus for a while. While my normal mode of operation is to bounce happily between a dozen different... by blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance | related posts
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Heel Toe Downshifting
Jun 08, 2010Heel Toe Downshiftinggear you are in going into a corner, if you're at speed, you'll need to slow the car down (brake), and simultaneously downshift to a lower gear so that when you get back on the gas as you come out of the corner, you have maximum torque to accelerate as fast as possible. The whole process is designed... by motorsportsuniversity.blogspot.com | related posts
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In Defence of Downshifting and Work Sharing
Jun 05, 2010reflected in individual decisions to downshift, but also in the growing popularity of transition towns , the collective rebuilding of local economies , and the climate justice movement’s vocal critique of overconsumption. The problem is that downshifting as well as other... by dissidentvoice.org | related posts
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Downshifting: Quit Dreaming and Start Planning
Apr 20, 2010Downshifting: Quit Dreaming and Start Planningof five living on one-income . A family deep in debt with 22 years left on a huge mortgage would have a much harder time stepping off the corporate treadmill than a single person renting an apartment. Seven Steps to Consider When Preparing to Downshift #1 Cut recurring, monthly expenses .... by frugaldad.com | related posts
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Downshifting Life and Being Green
Mar 27, 2010When the road becomes too steep, the climb too challenging, we downshift. The engine slows and the torque is increased to improve the overall performance of the vehicle. Green downshifting applies this same basic driving concept to life. Our society is experiencing yet another... by greentech.iblog.co.za | related posts
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How to downshift
Mar 31, 2010and describes how downshifting worked for them. We certainly didn’t have children for Ray to be a weekend dad and life just wasn’t ringing our bell. I was starting to sow the seeds of greater self-sufficiency. At the weekend, I worked in the Home Farm Trust charity shop. I would go in with a bag... by thegreenparent.co.uk/blog | related posts
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Health Insurance Obligations: Downshifting the Rhetoric
Mar 28, 2010- you will get it anyway. Downshift the rhetoric, and insurance for both bodies and cars has much to do with personal responsibility, owning our liability, and what seems a good-ol'-conservative value: not handing the bill for something we need to the other guy. by prevention.com/cda/expertblog/health/health.experts | related posts
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