How can I live a simpler life?
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If you want to live a simpler life eat no meat and drink no wine... Drink tap water eat vegetables and bread... wear simple clothes and don't do according to fashion.... Be honest and pray everyday... Get up early morning and take shower first and then pray before you start your day... Pray and ask God to guide you continusely and God will guide you to everything you want.... you won't need people like us then,,, earn by working by your own hands and share what you eat with others... MAY GOD BLESS YOU\n\nLoved your idea... I think I should start it too
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Take a bath.  Get a massage.  Spend one hour of every day with no phone, no computer and nothing expected of you, and in that hour just relax, pray, and think about things that make you happy.  And eliminate extra stressors from your life, they will only drag you down.
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I am fortunate to live in a very non-industrialized, rural area.  \n\nHere are several sites that may be helpful to you.
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That is an excellent question. The answer however is not simple. \n\nIn order to live at or below your means you have to have financial discipline. Most people don't have the financial discipline to avoid overspending. This requires a detailed financial plan and the discipline to implement it. \n\nMost people suffer from impulse buying, pride, and the need for recognition from others. Buying a fancy car for example, which is above their means, will get them praise from friends, family, and acquaintances. It will be their quick fix for recognition, but it will have a negative effect on their future financial well being. Do you really need that $300 sweater? Can you settle for a $80 sweater? A $30 sweater? A $10 sweater? Do you really need to go out and eat at a restaurant and pay $200, while at the same time you can get the same meal for $12 by eating at home? \n\n\nOther reasons such as easy access to credit cards and loans coupled with the previous reasons are also major factors.\nWe also live in a culture of consumerism. We are flooded daily with ads that urge us to spend, this usually results in overspending.\n\nThe solution? Make a budget, implement it, and reap the benefits of having financial discipline. Avoid impusle buying and buying to satisfy the need for recognition, if it is outside your budget. Alternatively, overtime you can set aside savings for your luxury purchases.
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take out the back seat put in a mat and there is your bed.\neat a grocery stores verse going out to eat.\nshower in ymca's,public baths, some laundry mats have showers or large bodies of clean water.\nand you can go a long way.\n\ntravel light ...travel right..
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start each day with the thought you are alive and have a day to do whatever you want to do\n\nif your husband leaves to work before him, give him a sloppy kiss\n\ndo some quiet meditation before you sleep\n\nbe a minimalist and try not to accumulate, be more conscious about the beauty of nature\n\nread an interesting book, have a fun conversation, and meet someone you always wanted to meet, if you do this regularly you wuld have a happy life\n\noh yeah - don't read the newspapers and don't watch TV - they only have ads - of things you should have which you don't have or miserable stories around the world about bombs and killings
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Keep physically and mentally active.  Participate in activities that you have always wanted to but couldn't because of time.  Eat the proper foods.  Get plenty of fresh air and exercise. Be a community volunteer . . . work in a school or at the hospital or with Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.  Take a class at your community education center.  Learn a new skill because you are never too old to learn.  Become a Master Gardener if you are interested in gardening.  Write a book on your life experiences.  Spend time with your family . . . travel if you have the money.  Do anything and everything!  Just remember . . . that it is very important to keep busy and to remain healthy.  Good luck in your retirement!  Wish I was retiring soon also!
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if you want to learn how to do that, you should probably enroll in a martial arts class. but remember! that means you will have to adapt to a whole other life style! either that or google it...
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start in your own back yard-just be a little nicer to everyone-its a start -keep the peace old hippie here
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1. Breathe. Yes! It's that simple. Breathe deeply, but don't hyperventilate. Inhale as though you were sniffing a delightful scent. Then stre-e-e-tch your arms high over your head as you slowly and completely exhale.\n\n2. Set boundaries. Just like the stressed-out mom who sat in the playpen to keep away from the children, you can erect some barriers. Decide what you will do — and when. Better still, decide what you won't do and dare to say "no." Try to avoid anything, and anyone, who wastes your time.\n\n3. Clarify your goals. Decide exactly what needs to be done, and plan a smart way of accomplishing each task. Oh, and give yourself a pat on the back every time you achieve even one of your goals, no matter how small.\n\n4. Put yourself first. That's right! If you aren't functioning at your peak, your work and your relationships will suffer. Find time for yourself, and try to do at least one relaxing thing each day: Take a bubble bath, or read a chapter of a favourite book.\n\n5. Give yourself a break. It's okay to goof off, cancel a lunch date, or miss a deadline now and then. In six months or 10 years, who will remember?\n\n6. Get spiritual. Get in touch with your spiritual values, and align your plans and activities with them. For instance, read an inspiring book, then figure out how to incorporate what you learned into your day-to-day life.\n\n7. Take five. Right now stop what you are doing to cherish the moment. Savour whatever you're drinking or eating. Or go outside and smell the air, the flowers and the trees. Feel the wind, sunshine or rain on your face. Listen for tiny sounds. Take a moment every day to marvel at the wonders all around you.
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work more often, earn more money.\nwork harder, advance in your field, earn more money.\ngo to school, attain a degree, earn more money.\n\nspend less, keep more money.\n\nvery simple.
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i am taking this as meaning you want to life in such a way as to not be a part of the offical systems in place in the western world, such as credit insitutions, legal institutions and the such\n\nThis can be very difficult but not imposiable.\n\nYou should look into local anarchist and collectivist groups.  They are useally good at helping people go off the grid.\n\nNext you need to close all accounts you have with any bank or other institution and all subscriptions you have and sell you car.\n\nThe next part is tricky and not legal.  You need to get fake ID.  This will allow you to interact and travel in society without being on the grid.  If you want to ensure you stay off grid, you might need to change your ID several times before you get yourself set up.\n\nNext you want to find a place you can live and work without questions.  Usellay  a commune will let you do this, you can find many over the internet.  From there you should be able to live a fairly normal life without being on the grid.  You will have just disappeared as far as anyone offical is concerned.
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be responsible\n\nlive under your means\n\nalways try and better yourself\n\neat more spinach
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You'll probably need to change your entire surroundings.  The big three, you know?  Work, Girlfriend/Boyfriend, and Living Situation.  That way you can focus on adopting a new situation.
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eat less, exercise more.\n\nno mystery.\n\nno cost.\n\nnot hard.
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Don't drive so much; take a bus, ride a bike, or walk.  Recycle.  Turn down the heat or A/C at home.
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Exercise and eat healthy, If it was too easy everyone would be thin.  It isn't impossible though, just get up and get moving!!!