Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Being frugal is also about spending your time wisely.
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 […]
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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
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For many of us, frugality doesn’t just happen. It requires vigilance in the face of constant messages encouraging us to embrace debt and overconsumption. In the United States especially, it’s easy to be led astray.
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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
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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
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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,
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If you want to spend less time on social media, it’s important to identify non-screen activities that can fill the void and win your attention. Cutting down on social media use requires long-term focus and
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Many people who would like to give up their smartphone say they can’t because they depend on their phone’s GPS navigation system. As someone who’s never had a smartphone, I want you to know it
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When each of our two children reached about 5 years old, we started talking to them about ads. It’s an ongoing conversation designed to inspire our kids to think critically about how ads seek to
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One of the best ways to maximize the value of things in your home is to repurpose them. This is especially true for children’s clothes, toys, and furniture. You can buy these things one day
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