Last week's Live Smartly post was focused on reducing the amount of food that we we waste. This week's post will help you to reduce your waste of both money and space in your home. It will help you to live smartly in the present and will set you on a good course for the future.

To start, in regards to things we buy, we need to differentiate between things that we "need" versus things that we "want". There is definitely a difference between the two.

The things we want, are the ones that would be nice to have, fun to have or just a pleasure to have. There are times when we already have enough of something already but we still want to buy another or a few more, "just in case". [Read more...]

Inspirational & Self-HelpTJAugust 24, 2016live smartly, needs, wants, fun, impulse buying, buyers remorse, returnaholics, hoarding, waiting period, living lean, joy, loved ones Comments

It's Not What You Have But Who You Have That Counts

Many people spend years and years, sometimes their whole life, acquiring materialistic possessions. Sometimes they feel that the more they have the better. There are some that even have a hard time getting rid of the things that are no longer working or are useful to them.

There are people that put materialistic possessions over their relationships with others. They're constantly working and striving for more and more...possessions. They work and work just to keep up this lifestyle of acquiring things. It becomes a never ending cycle because they've allowed it to become one. They want more and more possessions, so they have to keep working harder and longer hours. [Read more...]

Inspirational & Self-HelpTJJuly 13, 2016loved ones, love, materialism, relationships, quality, affection Comments