Intentional Living Blogs

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• A Case Study In Selling Your Car And Using Ebikes And Carshare Instead — What if your car is costing you $500 a month for nothing? In this case study I explain how my friend sold his car for ab
• The Beauty Of Coast FIRE — Coast FIRE changed how I think about money. After a decade of aggressive debt paydown and front-loading retirement savin
• Geographic arbitrage: How we used geo arbitrage to pursue our dreams — Howdy. Want to stretch your paycheck with geographic arbitrage? I share how moving to Mexico, living in no-income-tax st
• When rules bring freedom — Sometimes rules create space. In this post I compare my spending moratorium 2021 to writing poetry, showing how rules fo
• Mindful shopping: Learning to be deliberate about the things we buy and own — Tired of clutter and impulse buys? I explain how slowing down and making deliberate purchases changed my life, from buyi
• The virtue of thrift — A farmhouse frozen in time taught me the virtue of thrift. I remember walking to my grandparents' 1920 white farmhouse,
• Ways I Accidentally Save Money… — Believe it or not my spiky 'hawk and peanut butter habit have saved me thousands over 15 years. You'll find honest ways
• $10 or Under? Get it. — Want permission to splurge guilt free? My $10 rule lets me buy anything $10 or less without checking the budget when I’m
• 11 Reasons I Bought a Cemetery Plot Even Though I’m Still Very Much Alive — Ever wondered why someone would buy a cemetery plot while still very much alive? Here are 11 honest reasons I bought a l
• Desire Paths: The Unconventional Way to Live Your life — Ever noticed the little dirt trails cutting across a lawn? In this re-share of a favorite from I Dream of FIRE I use des
• Would You Rather… Buy Everything Online or Everything Offline Only? — Would you rather buy everything online only or buy everything in person only with unlimited money? My boy Nate texted me
• The best gift money gives you. — Want to know the best gift money gives you? For me it's not stuff or chasing more, it's not having to think about money
• From Fear to Freedom — This is a glimpse into the various challenges and habits that can keep us stuck throughout life. Fear, freedom, self-lov
• Everything you really need, and no more — Could a city be a good hotel room, offering everything you really need and no more? I found Ian Nairn's lines in a photo
• End of the year — Last day of the year brought the first proper frost to my Bristol garden. I've watched nasturtiums finally succumb while
• One week of the year — New house, new garden in South East Wales, and a quiet blog while plans take shape. I've left our tiny urban plot and in
• Frugality: the New Fanciness
• Luxury is Just Another Weakness
• Get Rich With: Your Own Urban Tribe
• Efficiency is the Highest Form of Beauty
• What Deserves My Attention Now — Too much noise is stealing my attention. This year I skipped my usual long "things I like" wrap-up and sorted commitment
• Settling Back In — Coming home after travel always feels strange: familiar streets, jet lagged mornings, and that awkward “so what now?” Th
• Sidi Ouassay — I end up on a quiet stretch of coast near Sidi Ouassay, where the beach feels almost empty and time slows right down. A
• Lagarto — I spend time in Lagarto, taking in the slower pace, local streets, and everyday scenes that don’t make guidebooks. A tra
• Too Much Kyle — What happens when you become a bit too online, too self-aware, too everything? I’m poking fun at my own tendencies while
• I Number My Days — I start counting the days, not out of dread but attention. A reflective piece on mortality, mindful living, and keeping
• Doves — A small encounter with doves turned into a reflection on noticing ordinary things. I write about birds, quiet mornings,
• 2026 Word of the Year: Light — This year I’m choosing “light” as a way to move less weight, more clarity, more noticing. I’m writing about living simpl
• Mexico City: My Laundry — I’m in Mexico City dealing with the everyday: finding a laundromat, watching the neighborhood move around me, and notici
• Stories about water along the Shikoku Pilgrimage — Finding water becomes a daily ritual on the Shikoku pilgrimage. I share where I refill, how I stay hydrated in the heat,
• Shōdoshima Pilgrimage — Day zero on Shodoshima: ferries, nerves, and that feeling before a long walk begins. I wander the island, sort my pack,
• Three Years in Sweden — I’ve been living in Sweden for three years now, long enough for the seasons and the silence to sink in. Some thoughts on
• A Charming Cottage Getaway in Goa — Instead of busy beaches, we found ourselves in a quiet Goa cottage tucked among trees and slow mornings. This stay was a
• Road Trip: The Aesthetics of Route Planning — Half the joy of a road trip happens before the engine starts. I love mapping routes, choosing scenic drives, and shaping
• Moved By an Older Rhythm — I’ve been slowing down enough to hear an older rhythm in my days seasonal living, mindful mornings, and the quiet wisdom
• The flavor of summer — I’m holding onto the taste of summer fresh fruit, long evenings, and small rituals that make the season feel full. A sen
• Simmering — Ever wondered at what temperature to simmer, in the kitchen or in life? This personal essay uses cooking as metaphor. I
• Will there be pie? — I keep asking the question because it matters more than it should. This is a story about waiting, hope, and the comfort
• On finding old cherry tomatoes in the back of the refrigerator — I discover them too late but not quite too late. This is about forgotten ingredients, second chances, and what we salvag
• Experiences Over Electronics — I’m trying to choose memories over more devices. Notes on buying fewer gadgets, spending time offline, and why experienc
• Tomorrow might too late — I reflect on why putting things off until tomorrow can cost us more than we think. I share how procrastination, hesitati
• What we choose reveals what we value most in our time. — I explore how what we choose to spend our time on reveals what we truly value most. I reflect on the decisions we make e
• My Dream Home: More Than Just Walls and a Roof — I share what my dream home really means to me and it’s more than just walls and a roof. I reflect on the feelings, memor
• Holy Isle — Visit to tiny Holy Isle: monastery ruins, sheep, and strict paths; atmosphere of quiet retreat even with day-trippers ar
• Why A Boat — Shallow draft accesses remote atolls; self-righting survives knockdowns. 40ft catamaran = minimal crew, maximum autonomy
• laundry — Rainwater basin + solar heater + line dry. 10L/load vs 100L machine. Handwashing builds forearm strength bonus. 
• washing dishes — Saltwater pre-rinse + 2L fresh wash. Biodegradable soap, sun dry. 1L/person/meal vs 20L urban tap waste.
• software — Vim/Neovim + git = toolchain. Static sites, no databases. Low-resource stack survives ARM boards, slow connections.
• hardware — 400W solar + 600Ah LiFePO4 = 3-5 cloudy day autonomy. 2000W inverter runs tools. Redundancy prevents single-point failur
• distractions — No TV/cable = reading/writing boom. Board games, music practice fill evenings. Boredom breeds invention over consumption