I am in a book group and we're discussing this book and since I'm leading the discussions, I thought this would be a good place to share the discussions. There is a subculture here in the USA which came through the 2008 crash without experiencing huge lay-offs and financial distress. The Amish, with their simple lifestyle and tight communities, clotheslines and buggies, are doing some things right, and the rest of us, the Englischers, might learn something from them. “When compared to our Englischer money bungles, the Amish way of wealth is a whole inverted lifestyle of thrift, self-control, carefulness, sharing, and community. It’s a curious prosperity—a rootedness, simplicity, and a step back to “q...
*Living Simply* *Homeschooling* *Living Below Our Means*