I subscribed to 3 newspapers at one time, cut down to 2 when one of them went out of business, and then cut down to just the local paper until my husband took a job with them. The way they treated their employees caused me to vow never to take that paper again. I never thought I’d do that, after subscribing for so long, but now I get it free both online and from others who save the hard copy for us.

I used to go through 40 postage stamps a month. Now I might use that many in 6 months, due to the internet.

We have one vehicle, bought new for cash. It seems wasteful to me to have/support two vehicles, since I do not work in such a way that I can’t work around my husband’s schedule. We do not commute, and believe in working where we live. We don’t live separate lives.

We like certain luxuries. My husband collects diecast cars. I like expensive purses and electronics. A friend of mine mentioned “Coach” handbags a couple of days ago. I’d heard of them, and looked at the website. Instead of getting too engrossed in the goods, I looked to find out whether they charged sales tax. Our California sales tax recently went up 1% to 8.25% and I don’t like it. The site didn’t say whether they charged sales tax, so I telephoned them. They do charge sales tax, and with that, my purchase decision was made. Similarly, I recently ordered a netbook, but could not do so from a couple of well-respected electronic sites because they charge sales tax. I simply will not pay sales tax on a non-essential high ticket item, especially online. I did find the netbook tax-free, though, whew! LOL

Also, I was really hungry and considering going out to eat when I started listening to this podcast. I decided to keep listening and had a bowl of soup at home. Minimalist? ;)

I will be checking out both Leo’s and Penelope’s websites.