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...
- Beans are incredibly cheap.
- Bean are really easy to store and keep a long time.
- When paired with grains, beans form a complete protein. The combo can provide a majority of the macro nutrients that we need to survive.
- Beans are super versatile. You can keep them whole, you can mash them, puree them, grill them (tofu), even bake with them.
- Beans can be used across different flavors and styles. Every cuisine seems to have a different way to feature them.
- Beans are great for the soil. They are one of the few plants that actually adds nitrogen to the soil versus depleting it. This makes it a great plant to improve poor soils or before planting intensive vegetables that require a lot of nitrogen.
- Beans are linked to longevity. Blue Zones' Dan Buettner has studied pockets of people across the globe known to live the longest. One of the things they all have in common is a primarily vegetarian diet heavy in beans.
So follow what the longest people on earth do and eat more beans. Your health and your pocket book will be glad you did.
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