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Posts by Caitlin Shetterly

Caitlin Shetterly is a frequent contributor to NPR and is the author of Made for You and Me: Going West, Going Broke, Finding Home. You can find Caitlin on her website at www.caitlinshetterly.com or at her blog, Passage West.

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4 Ideas to Live Simply and Cheaply When Times Are Tough

“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” ~Basho

When I was a little girl growing up in the big woods of Maine, my mother used to say that gifts do not always come in the packages we expect. In many ways I’ve tried to live by her words, knowing that even during the rough times there are diamonds I can find if I look for them.

Lately I’ve been thinking about the fact that, exactly three years ago, my husband Dan and I packed up our small car and journeyed west to Los Angeles with our …