Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Tips for spending less time online
If that device in your pocket is a dumb phone, you may wonder if carrying it makes you a “Luddite.” Being a Luddite is not a compliment, of course. It suggests you’re “behind the times.” Having […]
What the Luddites can teach us about digital technology 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 »
As parents, we naturally seek out expert advice on tech. We want to know the “best way” to raise our children. It’s understandable that we’re inclined to defer to the judgement of experts because they are,
Expert advice on tech often comes too late for parents 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 »
Even at famous historical sites, you’ll find people losing themselves in their devices. As someone who uses a dumb phone full time, I’m amazed (and a bit saddened) by the extent to which people cling
Mammoth Cave: An unplugged vacation experience Read More »
If you’re a parent, you’ve probably felt like there’s no good answer to the question of whether to give your child a smartphone. On the one hand, you recognize these devices can expose your child
How to raise a smartphone-free child Read More »
As a flip-phone/dumb-phone user, I’ve grown frustrated lately with emergence of “gates” that make it difficult to access certain services without needing to use a smartphone. These gates, such as e-ticketing for sport events and
Are digital gates blocking you? 5 tips for dealing with them Read More »
If a single piece of technology could describe the 21st century, it would probably be the smartphone. It’s made life more convenient and exciting for millions of people. But there’s just one problem: This device
This phone is so dumb, it’s brilliant: Frugalmatic Zero G Read More »
In our smartphone-dominated world, it can be difficult to find a high-quality “dumb” phone. I know because, for nearly two years, I used a device that would often crash or “freeze up.” While feeling disappointed,
Sunbeam F1 Review: Great phone for the digital minimalist Read More »
