Living Better, Earning Less

8th May, 2009 - Posted by Jon -

I know it’s not Tuesday, yet, but I just read a great post on The Simple Dollar, one of my favorite blogs, and wanted to share it with anyone who might be reading. The title is “Why Would You Choose to Earn Less?”, and it resonated with me because of the choices Lisa and I have been making, the choices our friends are making, and, of course, Sharonimo’s mission. Sharonimo wouldn’t exist if Lisa and I hadn’t decided (individually, before we were married) that time is generally more valuable than money, and (together, after we had our first kid) that we would each work just enough to live comfortably, and invest as much time as possible in the things we find really important–like our family and our community, and having a positive impact on the world. A lot of people around here don’t get to make choices like this, because they’re working two or three jobs and barely scraping by, so I’m very grateful for the opportunities I’ve been given, and I’m trying to invest all of my resources (time, money, energy, ideas) responsibly. 

Over the last couple of years I’ve been investing most of these resources in Sharonimo, because I think the returns, in terms of positive impact, will be much greater than the returns I’d get by investing in something else. By helping you maximize your resources and relationships, I hope Sharonimo will reduce the financial pressures you feel, increase your feelings of connectedness and security, and give you more choices about how to invest your own time, money, energy and ideas. If we can do that for 100,000 people, or even 10,000, I’ll consider Sharonimo a huge success.