Tag: strategic participation
Tips to Help You Forge a Frugal Mindset
Several posts ago, I suggested three strategies to help you subdue your appetite for stuff: strategic ignorance, strategic aloofness, and strategic participation. Here’s a quick review. Strategic ignorance: This is the practice of consciously removing yourself from the loop, of being purposely ignorant of whatever is “cool” or “hot” or “fashionable.” The logic behind strategic ignorance…
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 19
Not much to report this week on Groovy Ranch. We got our builder, Terry, and now we’re just formulating a contract. Terry gave us a boilerplate contract to review and we’re basically satisfied with it. There are just a few things that we’re not comfortable with. The lawyer who handled our land purchase is addressing…