Airlie to Hamilton Island In my last travel post I mentioned organising transport to Hamilton via Facebook. Paul was a great sport about it. Clearly a very experienced
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Brisbane to Airlie – Day 3-4
Arrived in Airlie, days ahead of time. Waking at first light to a cacophony of birdsong must have once been a near universal experience. There’s a certain comfort
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Brisbane to Airlie – Day 1
420km completed, 750km to go. After skipping from bus to train to bus, I finally made it to the novel part of my journey at around 1pm, standing
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Winter Update Part 1: Embracing Simplicity and Sustainability at Home
It’s been a while since we last had a personal check-in, and it feels like life has been a little too much about More! While our minds have
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How We Afford to Give: Taming Our Transport Costs
Our most popular content has been related to money and in particular how we manage to give away such a substantial portion of our income while working so
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Frugal Hedonism
hedonismnoun living and behaving in ways that mean you get as much pleasure out of life as possible, according to the belief that the most important thing in life
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Cost of Living: Systemic Crisis or Personal Choice?
I made an in-depth comparison of 1960s and 2020s middle-class life, challenging the cost-of-living crisis narrative and revealing how lifestyle inflation, rising expectations, and personal choices impact our finances, wellbeing, and time. Why scaling back rather than working harder could be the key to freedom, happiness, and long-term sustainability.
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A Thoughtful Gift – Repair of Prized Possessions
Just a short and personal post this time. Its difficult to come up with gift ideas for people trying to live with less, and my usual answer, if
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The Making of Pham – Plant-Based Lunchboxes
Adam and Dani are great at getting their own lunches. Their go-to option for many years has been some sort of smallgoods and cheese on wholemeal bread. While
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From Soybeans to Sankeys – Visualising Spending and Impacts
Getting Clear on Giving Each year, we reflect as a family on what we value most. In 2024, that meant digging deep—not just into our wallets, but into