The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less Audiobook

" Interesting story written by the Baskins-Robbins ice cream heir about how he walked away from his family's money to make his way in the world in an eco-friendly frugal way, only to make millions on his own without even trying. Good practical financial advice regarding how we can be more eco-friendly and he shows sensible ways to cut expenses in everyday life, i.e. moneysaving tips on buying autos, grocery shopping, etc. "

" Useful, but I did skip the entire chapter on parenthood :) "

" He has a strong point, but he makes it early. The rest is reinforcement. "

" Though I could accept why someone would want to turn their back on a large fortune and embrace voluntary simplicity, I just couldn't get over the fact that he could have used all that money and really made a difference in other folks lives with it. You don't want to own a Yacht named "The Thirty Second Flavor 2?" Fine! Then build a school in an impoverished nation - give to charities - create your own foundation and give it all away to those in need. Instead he just turned his back on the money and as far as I can tell, pretty much did nothing really for his fellow man. And then apparently accumulated quite a bit of wealth again and lost it all due to a really bad investment. Amazing how Karma works, doesn't it? "

" A nice blend of anecdotes, opinions, and tips about life, money, and voluntary simplicity. An enjoyable, thought provoking book that I will read again. "

" This one is worth reading for the recipes and the cleaning product tips alone but is good through and through. I love and plan to live by the concept of "follow your bliss". "

" This was a great read. I totally embrace the concepts. For the next day and a half I was committed to changing my lifestyle (voluntarily), but alas and aleck, I am a material girl. Living with less is hard for me. Let me repeat however, I totally embrace the concepts. "

" "I make myself rich by making my wants few." - Thoreau "

" Parts were very interesting & arguments compelling, but I found that a lot of the information was not exactly new or earth-shattering. "

" What can I say? I'm in the choir and Robbins is preaching to me. "

" Really like the way he thinks! I wish more people would want to follow his ideas...Read the book!! "

" I gave it four stars for the financial archetypes and the cleaning advice. Good and easy read. "

" It started out really great and somewhere towards the middle I started to fall off a bit. "

" Your mileage may vary. "

" I read this for a book club...never made it to the actual meeting but found some of the ideas to be very interesting and eye-opening. Definitely worth reading to get a different perspective of how to change one's patterns of behaviors in relation to finances and life in general. "

" Nothing new and/or that you don't already know, but still interesting nonetheless. I've been able to recommend to several others. "

" Everyone should read this, vegan or not. "

" A must read, well researched, thought provoking book written by a man with a long list of credentials. I recommend it to any and all. "