Spend Less.....Live More??

I have mentioned this before http://theonlyconsequence.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-recommendation.html but felt I wanted to emphasis to myself again the key points from; The Spend Less Handbook: 365 Tips for a Better Quality of Life While Actually Spending Less by Rebecca Ash, Capstone Publishing (2008) :

Why are our lives so hectic? Because there is so much stuff in them.

Even when we are not working, there are a thousand and one chores to occupy our lives and millions of bright images and hectic making technology that flick through our consciousness and turn our lives into a living nightmare.

The more we shop, the more we own, the more chores, hassles and complications are created in our lives.

Your unconscious mind is weighed down by everything you own. Clutter impairs your development, because things that are piled up are frequently associated with memories, so they bind you to the past.

Ask Yourself: Do I really, really need this? Remember that what you actually want is less stuff in your life, not more.

Remember that you only have one life, and you really ought to live life as if you only had a few months left of it. Make time to do things that will add real value to your life – things that will make you feel like the person you want to be, the person you would like to be remembered as when you die.

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler." – Henry David Thoreau