Can you guess which one gets 12 MPG and which gets 40+ MPG? It’s all about rightsizing!

Last month Thom came across an article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) with a headline that said,  “Everybody Says You Should Downsize. Everybody May Be Wrong.”   We both found that statement to be so incredulous that we had to reread it.  And we weren’t alone in our surprise.  Most of the other comments online also questioned many of the negative points offered in the article.  Clearly the author herself had not downsized and it was also obvious that her focus came from an outdated definition of the concept.  Naturally that got me thinking that maybe most of us approach the topic from the wrong direction to begin with.  Instead of thinking of it as “down” sizing—maybe we should consider it to be “right”-sizing.   And once we get the label right—it is much easier to consider the real benefits that come from living a lifestyle that is right-sized from the beginning. [Read more…]