The quest for the simple life is one that has been undertaken by many throughout America’s history. However, in the age of consumption and global warming, we can see that the traditional ways that ...

Each Monday, readers of the lifestyle blog Simpler Living get a new question to answer. A selection of their comments appears here on Sundays, and one reader (chosen at random) wins a new book. The ...

Forget the twinkle of big city lights — Gen Zers are moving to a home on the range. The youngest generation of adults is moving to the Great Plains and mountain West to seek out lower costs and ...

Remember when “making it” meant a six-bedroom colonial with a three-car garage and a lawn you needed a riding mower for? Yeah… that version of the American Dream is getting a serious makeover. From ...