Don't Need Much Money is exactly what it sounds like: a site about needing less, so you have more. More time. More freedom. More room to actually live. The idea is simple. The less money you need to survive, the more time you have to thrive. Lower your living costs, live a healthy lifestyle focused on longevity and mobility, stay out of debt, and build a little savings, and you buy yourself something far more valuable than money: time. Time to do what you actually love, spend with people you care about, and put toward things that matter. This site is my own real life running that experiment. Most of what you'll find here are recipes and day-to-day habits. They aren't filler posts, it's intentional. Cooking from scratch, buying smart, wasting less, eating well, and staying healhty, fit, and limber all without spending much are some of the most direct ways I practice this philosophy day to day. This blog doubles as my own recipe box and exercise notes, and I share it b...
The simple and lowly Peasant should serve as inspiration for all of us. Peasants relied on the resources around them, their own talents and productive means, and their own ingenuity and collaboration to create nutritious foods and modes of living that led to our species’ survival.
The Peasant also lived in a way that was in balance with the earth’s resources. They were aware of Nature’s delicate system and how they fit into it. They did not try to dominate Nature but instead learned how to work within it and improve upon it.
Technology and human invention came around and we quickly learned how to use our newfound power to dominate Nature. This had the ability to bring material benefits to society lifting billions out of poverty and subsistence living. Yet we are beginning to learn of the repercussions of our dominance over Nature and the fragility of the civilization we have created.
We now must relearn and re-incorporate the Peasant mentality to recreate balance both environmentally and economically. We need to be aware of our fair share of the earth’s resources and strive to live within that. We need to forgo the endless pursuit of wealth and material accumulation and live for something nobler than monetary gain.
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