The new good life: living better than ever in an age of less

Rags and riches -- Getting to know your money type -- Four steps to financial freedom -- Wherever you live is your temple--if you treat it like one -- Life is too short for traffic -- Eating better, spending less -- Kids: the biggest financial decision of your life -- Safe, clean, and natural -- The economics of happiness.;Provides a philosophical and prescriptive path from conspicuous consumption to conscious consumption. Where the old view of success was measured by cash, stocks, and luxuries, the new view will be guided by financial restraint and a new awareness of what truly matters. A passionate manifesto on finding meaning beyond money and status, this book delivers a sound blueprint for living well on less--everything you need to develop high-joy, low-cost solutions to life's challenges.--From publisher description.