"...having a hard time moving the family fully in that direction..." Hehehe. Dad: Hey, I'm run ragged with stress and work and my life sucks. I think this sim

"...having a hard time moving the family fully in that direction..." Hehehe. Dad: Hey, I'm run ragged with stress and work and my life sucks. I think this simplify thing might help. Let's start by getting rid of the flatscreen TV and the couch. Kids (much wailing and gnashing of teeth): No, no, nooooo! Wife: You are sleeping in the spare room tonight asshat. This scenario probably plays out a thousand times up and down the country. This is like a solved problem (see any number of resources such as Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez, Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin, blogs by The Minimalists, Mr. Money Moustache, Early Retirement Extreme, ad infinitum...). My advice, you can start by simplifying your own life. This frees up more time, money, you will be less stressed. New scenario: You and your wife take a day off on the kids INSET day, go to the park, share a lovely picnic, chat together, take photos and take a walk around the lake... Kids: Dad, this is the best day EVER! Can we do this more often? Dad: I think I might know a way... Wife: You are definitely NOT sleeping in the spare room tonight bigboy...