"Looking For A More Simple Way Of Life"

Tips to leading a happier, simpler life:

1) Don't use a credit card.

Sure, you can't build credit this way but if its something you need credit for, then you don't need it.

2) Live within your means.

Live on only however much your paycheck is. Plan around finances earned week to week. Leave the future to the future.

3) Never, EVER, take a loan or get a mortgage.

No matter how good it sounds, remember that these sorts of things are what lead to the current economic crisis.

4) Let that which does not matter truly slide.

If doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. No matter how much you concern yourself with it.

5) See the silver lining.

If you don't have something, be glad that you don't have less. There is always more to lose.

6) Be glad for life.

Be happy that you're alive 'cause there's lots of people that ain't.
 
SS-18 ICBM said:
I'd prefer to contribute to society instead of isolating myself in the boonies.
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The guy contributed to Forma's life & whoever watched the YouTube video. The environment is being decimated & future generations will suffer because of all the "contributors" (most of whom's contributions are questionably positive).

Godwynn said:
Whatever floats your boat.
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Best response.

Anyway, there was a long thread on peakoil.com about seasteading but that forum seems to be out of commission.

Personally, on the subject of both alternative/sustainable living & contribution one of the coolest project ideas I can think of is similtanious cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch & building a sustainable permacultured-out ecoparadise from it kind of like a huge version of this guy's trash island.

Of course most of the GPGP's debrie is far, far smaller than can practically be picked up & recycled into an island but with today's technology I'm sure it could be sifted thru & done. If we (the US govt.) spent half the money we do bombing third world countires on cool projects like this... well, maybe the world would still be a f-ed up place but it would be more awesome & beautiful too.
 
Narz said:
The environment is being decimated & future generations will suffer because of all the "contributors" (most of whom's contributions are questionably positive).
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Including researchers who are actually working on solutions to such environmental problems instead of isolating themselves?
 
Sigilstone17 said:
3) Never, EVER, take a loan or get a mortgage.

No matter how good it sounds, remember that these sorts of things are what lead to the current economic crisis.
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Sure, not getting a mortgage might be simpler, but what you're saying seems to be equivalent to: "Don't buy cheese, it's how some people have died"
 
Where is my thread about wanting to live out my life in a boat?
 
Sigilstone17 said:
Tips to leading a happier, simpler life:

1) Don't use a credit card.

Sure, you can't build credit this way but if its something you need credit for, then you don't need it.

2) Live within your means.

Live on only however much your paycheck is. Plan around finances earned week to week. Leave the future to the future.

3) Never, EVER, take a loan or get a mortgage.

No matter how good it sounds, remember that these sorts of things are what lead to the current economic crisis.

4) Let that which does not matter truly slide.

If doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. No matter how much you concern yourself with it.

5) See the silver lining.

If you don't have something, be glad that you don't have less. There is always more to lose.

6) Be glad for life.

Be happy that you're alive 'cause there's lots of people that ain't.
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Not buying a home -- if able -- is some pretty awful, general advice.
 
I'd wonder how well that house-raft can deal with flooding.
 
contre said:
Not buying a home -- if able -- is some pretty awful, general advice.
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Save up and pay it on the spot, get a loan that's less than half the value of your dwelling.
GoodGame said:
I'd wonder how well that house-raft can deal with flooding.
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I'm sure you can stay on top of things…
 
contre said:
Not buying a home -- if able -- is some pretty awful, general advice.
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That is certainly not the case in the US in the recent past. Foreclosures are still driving the sagging home market in many areas of the country, including mine. Around here, most mortgages made in the past 5 years are now underwater, many by a huge amount. Foreign investors are now buying up the really nice oceanfront property for a song.
 
Formaldehyde said:
That is certainly not the case in the US in the recent past. Foreclosures are still driving the sagging home market in many areas of the country, including mine. Around here, most mortgages made in the past 5 years are now underwater, many by a huge amount. Foreign investors are now buying up the really nice oceanfront property for a song.
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So you're saying that as a foreign investor, I should buy up really nice oceanfront property?
 
Formaldehyde said:
I have often thought about buying a sailboat and living aboard it while sailing around the Caribbean as I pleased. Perhaps I set my sights too high.
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I for one don't think you set your sights high enough, i believe you'd be much more suited to the congo river.
 
And then reenact Heart of Darkness? :p
 
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