tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719868041320478735Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:02:02 +0000CartoonsSpartan Living DefinedA personal finanace blog about living the simple frugal life.http://spartanliving.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719868041320478735.post-2307710188828589431Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:03:00 +00002008-08-29T15:34:31.316-04:00Spartan Living Defined<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">You might be wondering, what exactly does it mean to live a spartan lifestyle? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: </span><blockquote><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"><em>"A spartan lifestyle is marked by strict self-discipline, simplicity, frugality, or the avoidance of luxury and comfort."</em></span></blockquote><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ideally</span>, one embracing such a lifestyle would most likely advocate a simpler, less consumer-driven lifestyle. More to come on this later...</span>http://spartanliving.blogspot.com/2008/08/add-value-to-your-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719868041320478735.post-1884867136888223755Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:20:00 +00002008-08-29T16:08:45.132-04:00Cartoons<div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I came across this cartoon the other day on </span><a href="http://www.cartoonchurch.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">CartoonChurch.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> that I thought would be appropriate to kick things off with. Nothing better than a little profound humor.</span></div><div align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAOq2It_nzHZO3MwLIeDX4k2TYgEwRSsMLAL3G6XUxyKWYiGufbxUbkgsBMSLFqUUJQtA-P1iBeQBnEY1Hip0EPsnVHmG4UyfC52hJ9oAoMfyCK6FKBt0eCg8XQW8C1-ch5vEjKW84Qzh/s1600-h/simple_living_cartoon.gif"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239349881478940178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="300" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAOq2It_nzHZO3MwLIeDX4k2TYgEwRSsMLAL3G6XUxyKWYiGufbxUbkgsBMSLFqUUJQtA-P1iBeQBnEY1Hip0EPsnVHmG4UyfC52hJ9oAoMfyCK6FKBt0eCg8XQW8C1-ch5vEjKW84Qzh/s400/simple_living_cartoon.gif" width="442" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><em>Photo courtesy of </em></span><a href="http://www.cartoonchurch.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><em>Dave Walker</em></span></a></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">One of the things I find interesting about this cartoon is that it begs the question: How far is too far when it comes to living a simple life? Is there a point at which the benefits of frugal living are outweighed by the means of doing so? And how does one strike a balance between the two?</span></div>http://spartanliving.blogspot.com/2008/08/hi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0