Spending Spree, part 3: Sliced Bread and Upgrades

I got my largest paycheck ever and I took on the challenge of spending it all. Instead I discovered that there were other factors limiting how much I could spend.

Spending Spree, part 2

As my spending spree continues, its form is changing.

Spending Spree, part 1

The check I deposited this morning is my largest paycheck ever. How quickly can I make it disappear?

Using an iPhone as an iPod Shuffle

My old iPhone might not be reliable enough to use as a phone, but it still works as an iPod shuffle.

The Hard Problem of Filing

If you want to be organized, you have to have a filing system.

It’s just a matter of numbers. Over the course of a decade, you might have 50 pieces of silverware, 100 pairs of socks . . . but 50,000 papers, cards, letters, receipts, coupons, and other documents. If you were to make a raw count of physically separate items, there is a good chance that more than half of the items you own are papers. It is only by keeping them under control that you avoid being swamped by paper.

March of Trash Victory Lap

Clutter, by its nature, doesn’t do anything. It doesn’t go anywhere. You won’t find clutter by sitting and waiting for it to come to you. Yet it is right in front of you all the time. To find it, you have to change your perspective. Change the way you look at your possessions, and your possessions change.

The March of Trash Game, Day 31

The March of Trash Game, Day 30

March of Trash asks you to take action on clutter every day for a month. The 2019 edition takes the shape of a game board. The board gives you a different way to focus on clutter every day. Use these prompts to find and remove clutter.

The March of Trash Game, Day 29

The March of Trash Game, Day 28

The March of Trash Game, Day 27

The March of Trash Game, Day 26

The March of Trash Game, Day 25

March of Trash asks you to take action on clutter every day for a month. The 2019 edition takes the shape of a game board. The board gives you a different way to focus on clutter every day. Use these prompts to find and remove clutter.

The March of Trash Game, Day 24

The March of Trash Game, Day 23

The March of Trash Game, Day 22

The March of Trash Game, Day 21

March of Trash asks you to take action on clutter every day for a month. The 2019 edition takes the shape of a game board. The board gives you a different way to focus on clutter every day. Use these prompts to find and remove clutter.

The March of Trash Game, Day 20

The March of Trash Game, Day 19

The March of Trash Game, Day 18

The March of Trash Game, Day 17

The March of Trash Game, Day 16

March of Trash asks you to take action on clutter every day for a month. The 2019 edition takes the shape of a game board. The board gives you a different way to focus on clutter every day. Use these prompts to find and remove clutter.

The March of Trash Game, Day 15

The March of Trash Game, Day 14

The March of Trash Game, Day 13

The March of Trash Game, Day 12

The March of Trash Game, Day 11

The March of Trash Game, Day 10

The March of Trash Game, Day 9

The March of Trash Game, Day 8

The March of Trash Game, Day 7

March of Trash asks you to take action on clutter every day for a month. The 2019 edition takes the shape of a game board. The board gives you a different way to focus on clutter every day. Use these prompts to find and remove clutter.

The March of Trash Game, Day 6

The March of Trash Game, Day 5

The March of Trash Game, Day 4

The March of Trash Game, Day 3

The March of Trash Game, Day 2

The March of Trash Game, Day 1

March of Trash asks you to take action on clutter every day for a month. The 2019 edition takes the shape of a game board. The board gives you a different way to focus on clutter every day. Use these prompts to find and remove clutter.

Fall and Winter Shopping

How has my new minimalist shopping habit held up during the fall and winter seasons?