1.   And voluntary simplicity, those practicing it say, insulates you from real poverty, the kind of poverty where you have little control.

2.   A volunteer with the New Road Map Foundation of Seattle, a nonprofit organization that promotes voluntary simplicity, he teaches classes on the subject.

3.   But his Web site features links to other voluntary simplicity sites with such information.

4.   But voluntary simplicity is more than a living-on-less idea.

5.   Everyone has a different approach, but voluntary simplicity often starts with the pursuit of meaning and balance.

6.   If voluntary simplicity is to become a vital force for change, its proponents say, it must bring people together, creating a critical mass of support.

7.   Make do with less, advocates the voluntary simplicity movement.

8.   Part of the thrust of voluntary simplicity is that, although we feel we can fix our own lives, changes are hard to make in isolation.

9.   Still looking for a job, he agrees that his brand of voluntary simplicity required courage.

10.   That tradition may also fuel the voluntary simplicity movement, in which Americans cut back their incomes and spending.