Articles

The Simple Life by Satish Kumar (The Source, Spring 2009)

Green Money - Mend it, make it, grow it and exchange it (The Source 2/6/08)

31 Ways to Jump Start the Local Economy - How to make it with less, share more, and put people and the planet first (Yes! 7/5/09)

Websites

Diary of a Downshifter - Janet (writer, knitter and fibre artist) chronicles her journey to freedom and a life lived to the full

International Downshifting Week - British site celebrating downshifting and promoting Downshifting Week on 18th - 24th April

The Simple Living Network - American site with resources for people interested in voluntary simplicity

Awakening Earth - website of author Duane Elgin concerning transition to sustainable lifestyles and global consciousness change

Telework Association - not-for-profit authority on teleworking

Money Saving Expert - Martin Lewis' website on how to cut your bills and live cheaply. We're including for its thrifty qualities though some of the information, such as free flights, are not in line with our focus on sustainability.

Recommended books

Downshift to the Good Life: Scale it Down and Live it Up by Lynne Huggins-Cooper

Radical simplicity - small footprints on a finite Earth by Jim Merkel

Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robbin and Joe Dominguez , see also their website and 9 Step Programme

Enough by John Naish

Choosing Simplicity: Real people finding peace and fulfillment in a complex world by Linda Breen Pierce

Timeless Simplicity by John Lane

Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin