June 7th, 2008 by Corey A. Edwards
(this post is part of an aborted 1 year experiment in material abstinence I called The Necessary Year)
Just one full week into The Necessary Year and I have already begun to miss something in an “uh-oh, am I gonna be able to do this” kind of way:
Fluids.
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June 6th, 2008 by Corey A. Edwards
(this post is part of an aborted 1 year experiment in material abstinence I called The Necessary Year)
Necessary.
MerriamWebster’s online dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary”) defines it thusly:
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June 4th, 2008 by Corey A. Edwards
(this post is part of an aborted 1 year experiment in material abstinence I called The Necessary Year)
How many cups of coffee do you need a day?
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June 3rd, 2008 by Corey A. Edwards
(this post is part of an aborted 1 year experiment in material abstinence I called The Necessary Year)
Well, my first day out of the house during The Necessary Year (yesterday) saw me spend a total of $147.28. As I drove home I eyed the groceries and gas gauge thinking: “Is all this really necessary?”
A good friend of mine just sent an excellent email regarding The Necessary Year and I’d like to share parts of it with you:
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June 1st, 2008 by Corey A. Edwards
(this post is part of an aborted 1 year experiment in material abstinence I called The Necessary Year)
I’m feeling optimistic but also a bit nervous. Thinking about doing something is one thing, committing to it publicly is another. This reminds me of when I told my daughter I would quit smoking, right then: well, you’re committed now! Here’s to hoping this goes off as smoothly as that did.
As a kind of “last supper” I walked down the hill last night and picked up a bottle of Sheaf stout and some Toll House ice cream sandwiches. I drank the beer with supper (so good and creamy!) but became so embroiled in getting this blog up that I forgot about dessert! I guess I can save them for later – unless my daughter beats me to them.
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May 31st, 2008 by Corey A. Edwards
(this post is part of an aborted 1 year experiment in material abstinence I called The Necessary Year)
Prologue: Necessity is the Mother of Invention
It is crass to have this concept in a world where so many need so much but I am about to embark on an attempt to have a year devoid of pointless consumerism: The Necessary Year.
What do I mean by that?
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May 31st, 2008 by Corey A. Edwards
In the spring of 2008 I saw the handwriting on the wall for my decaying marriage; it was not long for this world and I knew, after a decade of living quite comfortably, of buying music, books, and toys – oh, yes: lovely, expensive, new and vintage Japanese toys – and not worrying abou the debt I was wracking up doing so, that the impending divorce meant a major lifestyle change for myself.
From thence was born the concept of my blog (and maybe a book): The Necessary Year – 365 Days of Fiscal Restraint ~June 1st, 2008 to May 31st, 2009 ~
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