Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Learn from people who are making the world a better place in all sorts of different ways.
One of the first things I learned from Dr. Anna Lembke’s book, “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence,” is that our nation’s addiction problems are largely the result of having too much […]
Interview with Dr. Anna Lembke, author of ‘Dopamine Nation’ Read More »
Is it more economical to split firewood by hand or use a machine to do the job? Many people would argue the latter, citing factors related to time and money. But I like how John
The joy of working with our hands: An interview with John Cuddeback Read More »
Many parents feel like they have little choice over whether to give their teenager a smartphone. If they don’t, they fear, their child will somehow lose important social connections. Timothy Carney, a father of six
How one dad keeps smartphones out of his kids’ hands Read More »
If you’re a Gen Xer and grew up watching “Little House on the Prairie,” it’s almost impossible to watch the TV show today without being hit by a wave of nostalgia. The show, which aired
How to put more ‘Little House’ into your life Read More »
Back in 2015, as sales of the new iPhone 6 boomed and Apple CEO Tim Cook declared his company had sold 74 million phones in just three months, Joe Hollier and Kaiwei Tang decided that
Interview with Kaiwei Tang, co-creator of the Light Phone Read More »
Remember when Saturday morning cartoons were considered to be a harmful influence on children? Child-advocacy groups in the 1970s and ’80s argued for banning shows, such as G.I. Joe and He-Man, because they served as
Interview with Dr. Susan Linn, creative play advocate Read More »
When we talk about minimalism, conversations often focus on living with less stuff. Minimalists seek to remove the clutter from their lives. It’s a worthy endeavor, but what if our prized possessions are not physical
Interview with Stephanie Seferian, of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast Read More »
When it comes to becoming more physically fit, many of us think we have only one option: exercise. Swimming, gym workouts, and competitive sports are examples of activities that we’ve learned to perform to raise
Interview with Emmanuel Stamatakis, VILPA expert Read More »
What I admire most about vintage clothing—being the frugal shopper that I am—is the high quality compared to today’s fast-fashion offerings. Vintage fabric and construction are superior. But I will admit that shopping for vintage
Interview with Melody Fortier, vintage clothing expert Read More »
Building a compost bin from a 55-gallon plastic drum doesn’t take special skills. But I have a knack for turning seemingly easy projects into complicated ones. So, as I searched the internet last summer for
Interview with Joe Mooney, of Homesteadonomics Read More »
