J.D. from Get Rich Slowly did a review of two books about voluntary simplicity. The second book, Live Simple: Radical Tactics to Reduce the Clutter, Complexity, and Costs of Your Life: offered practical tips on how to do this realistically. J.D. recommended it, so I gave it a shot and started reading.I was reading over the first section and I have to say that this e-book is fantastic. It opens up with wonderful real-life examples of people who are not in complete control of their time and place. I related to many of the scenarios John December presented. It’s very well organized and if you wanted a printed copy of the book, it’s only $4 in PDF format or $14 as a soft cover book. Readers who are comfortable using the site can get this valuable material for free. Please check out the ebook and let the author know if you benefited from it. I’m giving it a go this weekend and I’ll email him my results.

• Festival of Frugality #116 : Great Designs Introduction Welcome to latest edition of the Festival of Frugality. Mad Kane opens up it with a Loan Poem. The theme is 'Great Designs'. The architecture that we see everyday and while we're traveling can be such a mix of things, but it makes life richer. The post I received......
• The Skinny on Credit Cards: Book Review I finished reading another personal finance book this week and I can honestly say that the presentation was different than what I'm used to. I read The Skinny on Credit Cards How to Master the Credit Card Game by Jim Randel. It's some great up to date advice on credit cards presented......

• Complete Golfer’s Handbook By Gary Player How do you fit a complete golfer’s handbook into 170 pages? The author of this book actually managed quite well, surprisingly. From pictures of golf courses in South Africa, to analyzing Ben Hogan’s famous swing, everything you could ever really need to know about golf is contained within these scant......
• The Frugal Literate's Guide to Affordable Reading Reading is one of the most frugal hobbies in existence, and is something, in my opinion, that everyone should do. Not only is it entertaining, but it can be beneficial and educational in many ways. In fact, reading is (along with watching period films based on classic literature) Madoline's......