This Blog's Purpose

The purpose of this blog is to document my efforts to save money through thriftiness, bargain-hunting and a desire to simplify my lifestyle. This blog is intended as a counter to the so-called "No Impact Man", a self-described "tree-hugging" liberal who is pursuing a year-long stunt to minimize his environmental impact in order to sell a book.

I am not trying to sell a book. I am trying to save money for my family so that we can occasionally go on vacation and have more money around when we really need it. Whenever possible, I try to advise others on saving money through easily-applied, common-sense principles.