As lifestyle challenges go, combining earning a living whilst at the same time home educating your children, has to be one of the toughest. I’m assuming, for the purposes of this article, that you’re not one of the few home educating families where the parents can afford to go out to work and employ someone [...]

Those who have experienced downshifting for themselves will tell you that downshifting happens on many different levels – physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual. It can challenge and delight us in so many unexpected ways.
About 10 years ago, I experienced a shift in consciousness on my downshifting journey that I found shocking, but also liberating in that [...]

According to a recent research report (January 2007) produced by a financial services company in the USA, 60% of Americans are planning a gradual transition into retirement by downshifting into part time employment or a less demanding full time job.  A simple google search reveals that similar trends are also being reported in Europe, Australasia [...]

Money can be such an emotive issue. Our attitude towards it can be affected by our childhood circumstances, our positive and negative experiences of financial matters in adult life and the extent to which we feel in control of this area of our lives. It has the potential to make or break relationships.
How does this [...]

1.    How much money do I need in order to downshift?
You would need to have an income of some form that is higher than your living costs. If your downshifting plans involve quitting your job and having some time out, either between jobs or in order to start your own business, then it would be [...]