I think there are a lot of good ideas there. They're just trapped in the "granola content."
Getting rid of non-essential stuff is wonderful idea. Having spent most of my teenage years moving from house to house (I swear my mother is part gypsy) I can atest that moving a house full of bric-a-brac is exhausting. Since moving out on my own, I find that the less stuff you have, the less stuff you have to move and the less stuff you have to keep clean.
Likewise, I like the idea of not buying anything I can't afford. I had credit cards when I was just out of high school and that was a big mistake. My philosophy today is "If I can't afford it, I don't get it." It gives me something to look forward to and more importantly I'm not being charged interest on it.
Downsizing your place isn't a bad idea either and neither is the last one "stop trying to be someone else's notion of success."
The rest of it I am indifferent to and the one about avoiding television physically hurt me
She's got a lot of good ideas in there, but only if you care to look.
I'm sorry for interrupting....you can go on making fun of her....here I'll start.
"I got a list for ya 1-Stay off the drugs!!!! 2- Get a job welfare momma! Take a bath, silly hippie!!!! All hail the market system!!!!!!" et cetera et cetera....