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Enough: Lifestyle and Financial Planning for Simpler Living

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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.