I feel like I have a much better understanding of what would be involved in “officially” starting a business, but that with this book alone I wouldn’t be able to do it. It’s a nice overview, and glad I read it. Now if I moved ahead I’d seek other resources (some of which this book will direct you toward).

It doesn’t matter how long it takes you to read this book because it is in short little unrelated chapters, so you don’t have to remember a storyline or details. It’s perfect for the kind of book you would keep in your car for appointments or something like that. Plus, it’s informative! Written for regular people with an interest in language, it is accessible for all.

I would recommend reading this book quickly, because it presents a rich and complicated story with two prongs: a Mormon history as background to the specific story of the murders of Brenda and Erica Lafferty. I had trouble finding time to finish it and returned it and re-requested from the library about three times, and while I enjoyed the book a lot, it would have been better to make the time to finish it right away because of the dense information within. Highly recommended!

The story was very interesting but Heather Graham’s acting is pretty horrible . . .

This is a book that gives you permission to grow and explore like a kid, even though you’re a grown-up girl. It’s kind of like a 43T in print!! :)

I keep coming back to this book again and again. I’m thinking of purchasing it. Some chapters are more or less applicable to my life than others, and I can reread or skip those as needed. When I was first getting into the voluntary simplicity thing I checked this out and it was overwhelming; in the subsequent check-outs, I’ve gleaned a little more information and am starting to see it as a reference.

This book has a ton of little tiny chapters so it’s easy to find and get ideas. Like, I don’t have kids, so it’s easy to skip or skim the kid section. And the ideas are practical. If you’re kind of thinking about cutting back at the holidays, or seeking a way to reconnect with a deeper meaning to season, this would be a good starting point.

I learned about this touching film through the Quote-A-Day service at http://qad.charityfocus.org/ I don’t work for them or anything, I just think the provide a great service. Anyway, I loved the movie and was amazed by the dedication of the teachers on the project to move it forward, yet for all their dedication it was ultimately the students’ project – their idea, and their hard work. It’s hard to accomplish that as a teacher, so well done to them.

It gives you permission to deviate from the exact steps found in the YMOYL book (it’s a follow-up to Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez’s Your Money or Your Life). To see the different stories in the book is motivating, helps you put your own into perspective. For example, I have no idea how many years until I can be Financially Independent, but I know it’s not four, or six like the authors. Several other people in the book, though, were looking at FI 10, 15 years out, but were still working towards it. I liked that. Plus, there were some good tips for frugality.

I felt Affluenza would be a really good book for someone just becoming interested in voluntary simplicity. It gives a good overview of what’s wrong with our current system, but since I’d read several other books, I’d heard that part before. What’d be great for a newbie is that it fires you up and gives you some good resources in the “treatment” portion of the book. Highly recommend it!