A large part of this blog is to hold ourselves accountable.  In that vein, I'm writing to give an update on the bank switch.  Earlier this year I committed to switching away from RBC. I was dismayed to find that my bank, RBC, is Canada's largest

I've been thinking about this challenge for sometime, years actually, but made a firm resolve in December.  Being COVID, perhaps I let myself off the hook a little bit Not much for online shopping,  going out less naturally means less exposure to things to buy.  However, I thought

I've banked with the Royal Bank of Canada, RBC, since I first got a bank account, about half my life.  The service has been exceptional and the product offering has fulfilled all of my needs which, as a frequent border hopper/resident can be somewhat more complex than

In our capitalist system there is a myth of constant growth.  It is based on the assumption that growth can be constant and that it is good. While financially speaking the stock market has been a good investment over the course of the last 100 years this idea of constant

In order to hold ourselves accountable and create some guidelines we have outlined the following 6 rules: * We will not buy any new consumer goods * Used goods are ok: thrift stores, garage sales, Kijiji, Craigslist * Consumables such as food, toiletries and cleaning supplies are not consumer goods and are not

Travis and I are forever discussing the climate crisis, plastic waste, consumerism and other topics that are depressing and frustrating. I feel like every time I buy something I'm angry that the box it came in was stuffed with styrofoam or that I didn't consider how

In the past few years I've become concerned with the amount of stuff in my life. Specifically, the things I accumulate, it's never really enough. It's not that I don't feel unfulfilled in what I have and what I get, but no