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Simple Living

A Simple Health Choice Part Two

by Move to Portugal March 4, 2010

In January I posted about how I was trying to adopt the simple health habit of drinking water; well I did it! After persevering, having good and bad days, I’ve finally become a water drinker.

Mortgage Free and Renting

by Move to Portugal February 18, 2010

I posted last week about how we were replacing the windows in our house ready to rent it out in 2012. This post lead to a very interesting discussion between Tony and Anna {regular readers} about the good and bad of renting versus owning your own home.

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A Spending Hiatus

by Move to Portugal February 11, 2010

You all know how I love a good challenge, well I’ve joined Joslyn {Simple Lovely} and lots of others on a spending hiatus. From, and these are my dates, the 5th February to the 1st April I will not be buying any new possessions.

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Porridge – The Ultimate in Healthy and Frugal

by Move to Portugal February 10, 2010

I make mine with milk and water. I then serve with a sprinkle of sugar on top. Simple.
What about you, how do you like yours?
{photo credit: toby barnes}

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Being inspired this Thursday by..

by Move to Portugal February 4, 2010

….these sites,
Simply The Nest – An English girl dreaming of moving to France from Manchester
Simple Lovely – Inspiring me to start a spending hiatus
The Brick House – Thrifty and amazing
Sunday Suppers – New York and cooking
Am I the only one who can’t wait to start using the washing line again?
{photo credit: nostromoo}

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Simplifying and Reducing: The Final Phase

by Move to Portugal January 27, 2010

I’ve posted this photo of our landing before, but I wanted to show you what lurks behind the door.
Over the last few months I’ve slowly been purging and simplifying all the rooms in our house. The trouble is when you do this the stuff has to go somewhere. Now some of it has been recycled [...]

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