Portlander Tammy Strobel‘s simple living story is featured in a New York Times article today about the consumer trend towards simplicity – Consumers Find Ways to Spend Less and Find Happiness.
A two-bedroom apartment. Two cars. Enough wedding china to serve two dozen people.
Yet Tammy Strobel wasn’t happy. Working as a project manager with an investment management firm in Davis, Calif., and making about $40,000 a year, she was, as she put it, caught in the “work-spend treadmill.”
So one day she stepped off.
Read the rest of the article to find out how she and her husband, Logan Smith, overhauled their spending habits, got out of debt, and simplified their lives.
Tammy blogs about social change through simple living at RowdyKittens. She’s also a photographer, designer, and author.
Her story has been an inspiration to Heather and me, as we just recently got out of debt and have begun planning a simpler future together. Read my April interview with Tammy to find out more about her work, tiny houses, and the origin of her blog’s quirky name!
Yay! I’m so glad Tammy’s lifestyle and wisdom was picked up by mainstream media. Sounds like she is going far; last I heard even the today show picked up on the idea.
Ahhh thanks for the kind words Dave! 🙂 We still need to get together for a beer. I’d love to meet you in person.
@Rachel – yes we were on the Today show. All this attention has been really weird. But in a good way. I hope our story inspires folks to live lightly. 🙂
Rachel – There’s huge interest right now, what with the economic and environmental issues, in living better with less.
Tammy – Right on! Yes, we’ll have to grab a beer soon – it’s nice to see with your new found fame you’ve not forgotten the little people 😉