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Thanks for that suggestion (and the donation) Spartana!

Address to mail in donations:
New Road Map Foundation
PO Box 1363
Langley, WA 98260

Checks are very welcome! (Though more...

Just for the record (but I'm sure you all already get this)... Of course the donations clearly go to New Road Map Foundation (NRM), as we host the site. Donations are directed toward whichever...

We are never buying a gas vehicle again! We currently have a 1999 Forester which I said when bought in December of 1998 that it would be the last carbon-emitting car I ever buy and I would drive...

Yes, we'll take anything that the credit union will deposit! :D

My understanding about ads is that we would only make money if people clicked through AND actually purchased something on the site they clicked through to. You don't get much money merely from merely...

Another frugal choice for watching (pieces of) documentaries is Vimeo. You can see clips as they are being compiled on the filmmakers sites. Two GREAT simple living documentarians are Melissa Young...

Just like most people around the world are kind enough to recognize that Americans are not a monolith aligned with their government's actions (note that it's government installations that are being...

RedFox, here are my tips, having known way too many depressed people in Seattle... and way too many suicides there from people taking anti-depressants, though with the correct professional support...

I just sent her an email. It's not like her to just check out without at least telling the mods. :confused:

I had to forward this on to the members of my women's circle, as we had a long kvetch/strategy session re: getting spouses/partners to do laundry correctly (or do it at all.) Imagine if we had to...

Bakelite? Sounds like a classic! Hold on to that, early morning -- it will give something for your kids to fight over after your gone (whether they want it, or want to sell it for big inheritance $...

I just want to add my personal perspective on this. As I read what I just posted, I think to myself, "How much money have I saved, due to the helpful info and wonderful support I've received from...

The third quarter closes at the end of September, so financial reports will come out by mid-October. But off the top of my head, I'd say we've received about $450 since July 1 from about a dozen...

This is great! And I got caught up in the excitement of the clothes pin challenge! :D Maybe I'll post it out to our community, which is always looking for a way to start some small scale, eco-local...

Don't forget you can always just send in a check. Then every penny goes to upkeep the forums, instead of some getting syphoned off to Paypal. Just write SLF in the memo.

New Road Map Foundation...

Okay, now on the constructive advice side. (I see Ameriprise and I start to bare my teeth and foam at the mouth!)

You are to be absolutely commended for taking on the challenge of being conscious...

ABSOLUTELY STAY AWAY FROM AMERIPRISE! They have been at the losing end of class action lawsuits proving they operate against the interests of clients. Any agent will steer you toward the products...

An invitation for pioneers working toward new economic and social ways of working, creating, giving and investing.
June 28 - July 1, 2012






For those of us who believe the economy needs...

Jeff Yeager (of The Ultimate Cheapskate fame) just sent out an email reporting that his new book is available via eBook. It's called


“Don’t Throw That Away!”


He says

'It’s all about...

What is this about paper bags not really being paper? I have never heard of such a thing and this is the kind of thing I do pay attention to, so please prove Mrs-M. As far as our recycling utility...

I'm with you, Fidg... will try to get back on top within the next week! I did do a good job of catching up in May, but dropped the ball again in terms of records. Have been keeping a lot in my head...

Those of you who follow alternatives to national currency use might be familiar with Thomas Greco. I just received this notice; you might be interested tuning in to it (and maybe people who have the...

I have used a combination of Excel and Quickbooks for, oh, jeez can it be almost 20 years now? Well really I just started the steps officially in 2005, so it was QB before then, but I export monthly...

Congratulations -- and it will just get easier from now on re: cut-off dates.


What a headache>:( Thanks for the warning!

This Orion article is wonderfully provocative! Can't wait to see a lively thread develop here. This is the part that piqued me: "If every act within an industrial economy is destructive, and if we...