Living simply - learning to do without?

For the past 13 months, my family and I have been on a learning curve on how to live simply. And at times, yes I have found myself yearning for the convienence that city life can provide, but at what cost. Yes we now milk the goat to make cheese instead of spending the extra $$ at the supermarket, we now grow our own vegies, and nurture the fruit / nut trees in anticipation of future harvests, and of course our chookies provide us with fresh eggs daily. And these things take time and of course money, but in my eyes the true savings we are getting is quality time with our children.

And making memories that we will all cherish is beyond what mere money can ever buy.