One of the reasons I don’t have a car is that it’s another thing to take care of. But as I look around and…

Ours is a culture that celebrates having more. More clothes, more rooms, more closet space, more cars, more gadgets, more stuff, more… But does it make us happier?

In the largest apartment I’ve ever had, an unwelcome compulsion to get more stuff is starting to creep in.

This past weekend, I was visiting friends (a couple) who live in a good-sized one-bedroom apartment here in Manhattan. Their apartment features a nicely-sized…