CONTENTS

Foreword by Vicki Robin,
coauthor of Your Money or Your Life

Preface

Chapter One ~
Why Simplicity?

Chapter Two ~
My Story: True Confessions of a Yuppie Lawyer

Chapter Three ~
Turning Points: What Motivates Us to Start the Journey?

Chapter Four ~
A Parent's Choice: Savoring Life with Our Children

Chapter Five ~
Urban or Rural Simplicity: Choosing a Nurturing Milieu

Chapter Six ~
Work We Can Live With: A Balancing Act

Chapter Seven ~
On the Road to Simplicity: Travelers in Transition

Chapter Eight ~
Long Timers: People Who Have Always Lived Simply

Chapter Nine ~
Starting Out Simply: Generation X Takes a U-Turn

Chapter Ten ~
Having Enough: Living Simply with Financial Freedom

Chapter Eleven ~
Living Well on Very Little: Amazing Stories of Courageous People

Chapter Twelve ~
Community: Are We Our Brothers' Keepers?

Chapter Thirteen ~
Environmental Champions: A Passionate Love for the Earth

Chapter Fourteen ~
The Pierce Simplicity Study: Reflections and Inspiration

Appendix: Text of Simplicity Survey
Resource Guide
Index

Note: A summary of the contents of each chapter is found on the The Simplicity Resource Guide, the author's web site.