Enough: Lifestyle and Financial Planning for Simpler Living [Paperback]

Betty J. Wylie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1998 | ISBN-10: 1896836186 | ISBN-13: 978-1896836188 | Edition: First Edition

Have you ever wondered how you can simplify your life, enjoy greater spiritual fulfillment, and still pay off the mortgage, put your kids through college, and save enough for retirement? You don't need to starve yourself to live a simpler life. There is such a thing as having enough, and Betty Jane Wylie addresses that very issue while examining options for living simply in her latest book, Enough.

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About the Author

The work of acclaimed journalist, playwright, and author Betty Jane Wylie reflects her special concern for women, children and the elderly. Well known for her book Beginnings: A Book for Widows, her recent works include The Better Half: Women's Voices and Reading Between the Lines: The Diaries of Women. She lives and writes by a small lake in the Muskokas, in Ontario.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Northstone; First Edition edition (January 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1896836186
• ISBN-13: 978-1896836188
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,230,272 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not sugar-coated. Simple Living with Humour. Required read!, November 10, 2000

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Desmond Seed (Southwest Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Enough: Lifestyle and Financial Planning for Simpler Living (Paperback)

This is a wonderfully-written book from the perspective of the author's personal experience: a widow with four children who are mostly grown-up. There is no sugar-coating, and I value this honest approach. It helps me to determine where I want to be on the simple-living spectrum. It also gives me a whole new insight on living, in general.

She describes her own experiences, moving from Toronto (selling and giving away most of her possessions) to a small home on a lake in the Muskokas. From that foundation, she treats every aspect of living very thoroughly and honestly. From being honest with yourself about your own budgeting and expenses and tastes (which may include luxuries; for her, it is books) to how much education for your children could cost, and everywhere in between. The humour deftly woven into each subject serves as a reminder to underscore what she is saying. There are references to other sources for additional information, too.

I think this is an excellent book for anyone who wonders where all their money goes, why they feel drawn to a simpler life, and whether they could do it. It also helped me examine my conscience and understand financial life better from a woman's point of view, something that I'd never been able to grasp before. There are many social injustices, especially insidious in Canada where the masses proclaim what a wonderful and fair country in which to live.