Path to Less

Path To Less – Find What Matters

by Andy Amick

Finding ways to live simply so that you can put more time and energy into wherever you find joy in life.  That’s what the monthly “Path To Less” posts are about. This month’s links cover everything from Emerson, campfires, vegans, singletrack, and being yourself.  Okay, that’t a lot of stuff that doesn’t normally go together.  However, […]

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There Will Always Be More – Find Your Path To Less

by Andy Amick

This month’s Path To Less post is a little different.  Instead of multiple links, this month will expand on an excerpt from a Colin Wright post that talks about finding out “plenty”. As we move from winter to spring, it’s easy for us to get overwhelmed with new commitments and be pulled in too many directions. And […]

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Path To Less – February 2014 Updates

by Andy Amick

Finding ways to live simply so that you can put more time and energy into wherever you find joy in life.  That’s what the monthly “Path To Less” posts are about. Another month of 2014 has flown by.  This month has fewer links.  My only excuse is that I’ve been spending more time on the bike […]

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Path To Less – January 2014 Updates

by Andy Amick

Finding ways to live simply so that you can put more time and energy into wherever you find joy in life.  That’s what the monthly “Path To Less” posts are about. This month’s post covers everything from changing our perspective, burnout, getting outside, and taking better iPhone pictures.  Yes, they are all over the place.  However, […]

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Honey Bear – A Tale Of Having Nothing But Having Everything

by Andy Amick

This is a post I’ve had in draft form for almost a year unsure of how to finish it and tell Honey Bear’s story.  Hopefully, you enjoy this version that has become my attempt at a story to remind us of what’s most important.  Being an engineer hasn’t helped my creative writing skills, but here […]

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Path To Less – November 2013 Updates

by Andy Amick

Finding ways to live simply so that you can put more time and energy into wherever you find joy in life.  That’s what the monthly “Path To Less” posts are about. It’s Thanksgiving and I hope everyone is set to enjoy some down time with friends and family.  Whether that includes some time outdoors or lots […]

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Path To Less – October 2013 Updates

by Andy Amick

This post have nothing to do with bikes and everything to do with bikes.  Huh?  Well, by getting non-bike parts of life in order, there will be more time for the bike riding that is so enjoyable.  This is the idea behind the Path To Less posts here at Pale Spruce. My friend Brion describes […]

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Path to Less…Work Stress

by Andy Amick

Are you one of those workers that puts in your best effort to do things right, but then gets extremely frustrated where there are co-workers that don’t take the same approach?  Or maybe there is that one teammate that plays the politics game to get ahead, or another that creates rework for you due to […]

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Don’t Let Emergencies Stress Your Finances

by Andy Amick

This is the final post in a three part series on reducing the stress of personal finance. Each post details a simple technique to reduce financial headaches.  Previous posts discussed using a personal escrow account to help smooth out yearly or irregular payments and using the envelope method to smooth out monthly spending.  This post focuses […]

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Less Financial Stress With The Envelope Method

by Andy Amick

This is the second post in a three part series on reducing the stress of personal finance. Each of the posts will detail a simple technique to reduce financial headaches.  The first post discussed using a personal escrow account to help smooth out yearly or irregular payments.  This post focuses on smoothing out monthly spending. […]

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