Less Stuff is More Better
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10 Packing Tips for Travelling to Faraway Places
Packing is a fine art. Especially when you try bringing everything (like I do). At the end of this post I’ve made a list of 10 packing tips I came up with. My Travelling Experiences When I quit my job in June I had in…
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Packing Notes
No matter how hard I try to pack light, I always over pack. I used my recent 10 day trip to Haiti and Florida as a packing test for a longer trip. Below are my “packing reflections.” I know I’ll be pegged as a geek…
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Money the Meaning of Life?
Truth is Truth wherever it’s found, I believe. Jesus said a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. And He said it is more blessed to give than to receive. Self proclaimed minimalist, traveler, thinker, and humanist Colin Wright has come…
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Saving Hundreds of Dollars
There are two ways I know to increase the amount of money I have lying around: 1) Make more 2) Spend less I’ve been experimenting with option two. It could be argued this has lowered my quality of living, but I would disagree. Regardless, cutting…
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10 Ways to Make More Time
A shortage of time has become a problem for me in attempting to maintain all the relationships and responsibilities in my life. I imagine you face the same problem! In order to create more space, here are 10 things I’ve tried, more or less successfully:…
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Pulling the Plug – Three Month Update!
Three months have passed since I canceled internet at my apartment. Yet lo and behold, I am still alive. Yes, it is a pain. But for me… it has been totally worth it. Though I do still have access at school and my parents house,…
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Pulling the Plug – Can I Live Without Internet at Home?
I am officially without internet at my apartment now. I called COX Saturday and had them cancel my account. The representative asked me why. I tried to dismiss it with a nonchalant, “Well, you know, I have access other places.” “Man!” he said, “I just…
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Putting My Boat Up For Sale
Books, I’ve got tons of them. Clothes, I have too many. Doo-dads, knick-knacks, STUFF, STUFF, STUFF! I… Must…. Simplify… Speaking of which… I have a 22′ foot sailboat which I feel is a chain around my neck. It always needs a little work but since…
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Crazy Love Part 2
continued from Crazy Love, Part 1 “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” (Luke 12:15) I personally own a lot of stuff. If I were to count up every…
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Stuff – Selling it Off!
Jesus said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” (Luke 12:15) Again, Jesus said, “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the…