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Let someone else manage your music collection. For free.
I recently picked up a new notebook in an attempt to become more mobile, and because my Dell netbook bricked while I was home for two weeks during the Christmas holiday, and work had to be done.
Normally I would load up the hard drive with as much crap as possible, and with 450-something gigs to fill, it was very tempting. The music folder on my desktop PC is out of control, with newly downloaded albums and tracks saved in a number of random places. I didn’t want to have to deal with the same problem again on my laptop.
Luckily, my desktop was still Upstate, and I didn’t have access to my collection of media, nor the many work files I store there. Chapter 9 of Leo Babauta‘s Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life was also a great inspiration in keeping a minimalist computer. Continue Reading
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I’m always on the hunt for free stuff. I’ve been a Freecycle member for years, and have found all kinds of great stuff like office chairs, electronics, packing boxes, etc. You can find practically anything in some communities.
Back in Gaithersburg, MD, I was able to get all kinds of great free stuff. Both the quality and quantity are greater there because people need to make more room for their new stuff.
I haven’t had much luck with Freecycle here in Alfred, nor Craigslist. Although I don’t really have much of a need for anything either, and only pursue the really great stuff. A small car makes it easy to paass over larger items like sofas, desks, etc. All of which I’ve realized I don’t really need.
I did, however, stumble across a salvage yard with help from my roommate and part-time business partner, Michael Stevenson Jr. He’s been in Alfred for years now, and is no stranger to what most people would call “junk”. Continue Reading
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My life, as with this blog, has never had much focus. I hope this isn’t my first and only minimalist-centric post, but I’ve reached a new level of awareness in the past few months and anything is possible. Please, join me as I try to rid all the extra shit from my life, in an attempt at inner peace. Continue Reading
Paul Gannon
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Hello Interwebs, I'm Paul - online marketing consultant, entrepreneur, minimalist and all around freedom enthusiast. Follow me as I journal my experiences and share life lessons from the road.