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SASM 021 – Residual Income and Minimal Experiences with Natalie Sisson
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-05-062020-08-03

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Natalie Sisson and her perspective on building freedom in business and adventure in life. We discuss the seeds of awesomeness, generating residual income streams, minimalist experiences of non-minimalists, and “Tall Poppy Syndrome.”

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Digital Info and Data | General | Organizing | Personal Finance | Put It In a Spreadsheet | Resources | Spreadsheet Spotlight

Spreadsheet Spotlight: Home Energy Audit and Simple Tracking
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-05-012020-08-03

This Spreadsheet Spotlight features a cool home energy audit and simple tracking spreadsheet to increases awareness and save you money. Learn what this will do for you, how to use the sample spreadsheets, and how to get access to the full version (for free).

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Curating | Finding Your Why | Organizing | Personal Finance | Reducing Stress | Self-Improvement | Simplifying

49 Powerful Lies We Say and How to Tell the Truth
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-03-042020-08-03

Learn 49 powerful lies we tell ourselves and how to make yourself (or someone else) speak the truth instead. This carefully curated list will empower you like The Minimalists empowered me.

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Announcements | Finding Your Why | HP | MPP | Organizing | Personal Finance | Simplifying

The Value of Simple Declaration: This is Why We’re Here
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-02-282020-08-03

This visual Declaration represents the essence of Value of Simple and why people are proud to be a part of our community. It also tells the Declaration’s origin story, the massive energy that went into it, and how you can help spread the mission behind it.

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Experiments | Finding Your Why | Guest Post | Personal Finance | Simplifying

Money and Life: Your Body’s Perspective
ByGuest Post 2013-02-212020-08-03

This is a guest post from Chris Badgett of UnconventionalParenting.com. Join Chris on a journey to find out what your body can tell you about money and life.

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Finding Your Why | Joel and Guests | Personal Finance | Podcast Episodes | Relationships with Money | Simplifying

SASM 013 – Better Financial Decisions and Building Mindfulness with Todd Tresidder
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-01-212020-08-03

This edition of Smart and Simple Matters features Todd Tresidder of FinancialMentor.com. We talk about his “next step” in personal finance, how to build mindfulness, healthy relationships with your money, and insightful quotes.

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Finding Your Why | HP | Joel and Guests | Personal Finance | Podcast Episodes

SASM 012 – Remarkable Relationships and Doing the Impossible with Scott Dinsmore
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2012-12-242020-10-24

This edition of Smart and Simple Matters features Scott Dinsmore, his brand of remarkable relationships, defining your “why,” and how to do the impossible.

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Digital Info and Data | Organizing | Personal Finance | Simplifying

How You Get Amazing Unintentional Benefits from Intentional Living
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2012-12-202020-10-24

What to know how I turned my minimalism and personal finance know-how into an amazing unintentional benefit? It’s 16 months of intentional living, no new clothes, plus a great story.

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Clutter | Daily Money Management | Handling Documents | Joel and Guests | Organizing | Personal Finance | Podcast Episodes | Relationships with Money

SASM 011 – Becoming an Accidental Daily Money Manager with Jen Koontz
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2012-12-102020-08-03

This episode Smart and Simple Matters features Jen Koontz. Join us to learn how to avoid financial and organizational time bombs, what it’s like having your house condemned by the Fire Marshall with no notice, how to break down needs vs. wants, and much more.

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SASM 009 – How to Find and USE the Investing Start (or Restart) Button
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2012-11-122020-08-03

This edition of the Smart and Simple Matters show features investing and why it’s so essential to fight against taxes and inflation. Join me as I cover the initial considerations, five-step process for picking an investment company, and the surprising answers to “what do I invest in?”.

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Finding Your Why | Joel and Guests | Passive Income | Personal Finance | Podcast Episodes

SASM 004 – Passive Income Mastery and How to Be Everywhere with Pat Flynn
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2012-09-032020-08-03

This edition of the Smart and Simple Matters show features a wildly successful passive income wiz, Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income.

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Daily Money Management | Digital Info and Data | Joel and Guests | Personal Finance | Podcast Episodes | Relationships with Money

SASM 002 – Super Skills for Rocking Daily Money Management with Carole Evenchik
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2012-08-062020-10-24

This edition of the Smart and Simple Matters show features a professional Daily Money Manager, Carole Evenchik. We talk about why money works for some people and against others, the story of joy and loss behind a $185,000.00 life insurance check, being empowered up to your capacity…and beyond, as well as other great topics.

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Finding Your Why | Organizing | Personal Finance | Self-Improvement | Simplifying

27 Simple Sages Reveal How They Organize and Simplify Their Amazing Lives
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2012-07-092020-10-24

This is unleashing the wisdom granted by 27 Simple Sages about how to simplify, organize, and be money wise for an amazing life.

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Announcements | Finding Your Why | Organizing | Personal Finance | Simplifying

Welcome to the Official Launch of Value of Simple!
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2012-07-042020-10-24

Welcome to the official launch of Value of Simple! What was formerly Enlightened Resource Management is now your new home for simplifying and organizing the important things in life.

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Daily Money Management | Resources

Could You Be Like 2.7 Billion People and Live on Two Dollars a Day?
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2012-02-292020-10-24

If you were given $730.00 USD to live on for the next year how would you do it? Portfolios of the Poor is here to help answer these questions.

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