Here’s an interesting article from Transition Voice about Voluntary Poverty. It suggests among other things that actually stepping into “poverty” rather than “simple living” may actually yeild some not so obvious benefits. Worth the read. And there are comments on Transition Voice’s FB page as well.
http://transitionvoice.com/2011/07/voluntary-poverty-it-could-save-your-life-but-its-a-hard-sell/