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I'm Frugal Trenches (no, not my real name!) a lover of natural, simple and frugal living! I use this space and my camera to document a beautiful, purposeful, downshifted and abundant life! Life is not always simple (oh how I wish it was!) but it is always rich and I hope this space demonstrates beauty and joy!
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Category Archives: Downshifting
What Are Your Financial Expectations?
One of the things I disliked about my happy childhood here was the sameness & apathy I grew up around. Everyone in my circle was upper-middle class, decent size houses, good education, constant talk about retirement and “not being able to afford” … Continue reading
It Is Nights Like These
Photo Credit It is nights like these when the wind & rain are crashing into the windows, the sky is momentarily dark and the lights are flickering that I yearn for a life of wide, open spaces solitude for miles … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Downshifting, Dreams
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One Hundred Ways To Save Money Part X
This is the final installment of the series and I hope that this last part has some tougher but long lasting tips which can really change your life! For parts 1-90 please see here! 91. Get over your sense of … Continue reading
It Takes One…
Yesterday afternoon while I should have been working through my list, I was chatting with a butcher. We cured the wrongs of the world through discussion about cow ownership, organic vs. free range, and farming. My mum stood quietly next to … Continue reading
Choosing not to be powerless…!
I’ve been thinking and praying a lot recently about what it really takes to follow your purpose, your convictions, to really make a difference in the lives of other people, to really leave this earth having made a positive contribution. … Continue reading
Posted in Downshifting, Faith, Giving, Purpose Driven Life
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What I wish…
My latest post up at the Simple, Green & Frugal Co-op has made me think greatly about my new life. I think for many many years I’ve not wished my life on anyone, not because it was particularly tumultuous, but … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Do something, Downshifting, Finding Myself, Oh so Blessed
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Getting out of Debt & Downshifting has stopped my exhausted woman’s syndrome!
A few posts ago I discussed how getting out of debt & downshifting had changed my heart. I have seen a process where I’ve become more home centered, more giving and am learning what it means to give my time, money & … Continue reading
Want to change your finance situation? Learn not to be impulsive!
I’ve been thinking a lot these past few days and as I catch up on emails and telephone conversations with friends in real life (not that you aren’t all friends, but I do have to remind myself lately that not … Continue reading
Getting out of debt and downshifting has changed my heart *updated*
Last April, when I began blogging I was exhausted. Not the kind of “I work too many hours and have been quite poorly” type of exhausted I am now, but I had an exhausted heart, mind and soul. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Downshifting, Faith, Finding Myself, Giving, Lessons Learned, Oh so Blessed
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