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Reflect Reflections & Philosophy
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.
Give Giving & Generosity Live Repair & Reuse
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
Food & Foraging Live
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
Effective Altruism Give Giving & Generosity
From Soybeans to Sankeys – Visualising Spending and Impacts
This post builds on the interest previously shown on the topic and goes further to break down our household income
Live Reflect Reflections & Philosophy Sustainable Living
Is Bigger Better: Rethinking Home Size and Happiness
We live in one of the most spacious countries on Earth, and yet we often feel squeezed. Squeezed by time,
Give Giving & Generosity Live Reflect Reflections & Philosophy Sustainable Living
How We Afford to Give: A Story of Privilege, Choice, and a Few Missteps
A lot of people have asked us lately:“How can you afford to give so much?”($47,000 last year, approximately 25% of
Learning & Education Live Reflect Reflections & Philosophy Sustainable Living
Minimilism – Film Review
We watched Minimalism together recently. I wasn’t sure how the kids would respond to a documentary mostly featuring adults talking
Learning & Education Live Reflect Repair & Reuse
USB Controller Repair
When Adam’s game controller cable broke, we didn’t toss it—we repaired it. Or we tried to repair it… In a
Community Support Give Live Repair & Reuse
Repair, Reuse, Reconnect
April at the Woolloongabba Repair Café Every year the average Australian household throws over 800kg of stuff into their council