This magazine was disappointing. I really thought I would find some good articles, ideas etc... but all I found was expensive suggestions to buy buy buy stuff that was a ton of money, be wasteful with what I call "lazy ideas" & it has tons of ads-though I know ads are needed-too much makes me never buy a magazine again-I'm not paying for a magazine to look at product ads with no real content. A few ideas were good but overall I was very disappointed in this magazine. If you want to live a more simple life try the library & look for some good books rather then purchasing this magazine.