When Kris was young, her family moved all of the time. Her father was in the Air Force, so they were rarely in one place for long. I, on the other hand, have always lived within the same 25-mile radius. For 41 years. More and more, I feel the itch to live somewhere new, if [...]

As happens from time-to-time, something has gone off the rails here at GRS. This time, the site’s spamfilter seems to have become over eager, and for the past two days (since about 3am Pacific on the 9th), many legitimate comments have been flagged as spam and routed to the trash. I’ve gone through by hand [...]

For the first time in more than a year, I feel as if my life is under control. I’m getting things done that need to get done. I have balance. After being overwhelmed for so long, the book stuff is winding down, and I’ve made some changes behind the scenes here at GRS (about which [...]

This post is from staff writer Sierra Black. Sierra writes about frugality, sustainable living, and getting her kids to eat kale at Childwild.com. Every month, you spend money you don’t need to. No matter how good your budget is, or how closely you track your spending, something slips through the net. J.D.’s post last week [...]