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| Month | Topic |
| 2003 | |
| January | Simple Living in San Diego: Making it Happen in 2003! |
| February | Panel on Going Against the Tide |
| March | Kids and Simplicity |
| April | Building Community |
| May | Panel featuring Ghandi, Mother Theresa, St. Francis of Assisi and Thoreau |
| June | Getting Rid of Mental and Physical Clutter |
| July | Money |
| August | Reclaiming Your Time |
| September | Letting Go |
| October | The Spirit of Business and Work |
| November | How Much Is Enough? |
| December | Holiday Celebration |
| 2002 | |
| January | Defining Your Life Purpose Incorporating VS Principles |
| February | Panel on Exploring and Enhancing Relationships |
| March | Voluntary Simplicity and Social Justice: Part Two |
| April | Investing with Your Values |
| May | Presentation: I Love a Clean SD: Recycling, Reducing, Reusing |
| June | Panel on Conscious Food Choices |
| July | Panel on Spirituality/Living Mindfully |
| August | Panel on Creating a Nurturing Home |
| September | Panel on Finding Balance at Work |
| October | Finding Your Passion |
| November | Panel on Money Matters |
| December | Potluck/Holiday Celebration: How have you simplified this year? |
| 2001 | |
| January | Overview of Voluntary Simplicity/Forming Simplicity Circles |
| February | Getting Rid of Clutter |
| March | Slowing Down and Enjoying Life More |
| April | Barriers to Simple Living |
| May | Stepping Lightly: Simplicity for People and the Planet |
| June | Pedal Pushing Vision Quest |
| July | Money as a Medium of Exchange |
| August | Voluntary Simplicity and Social Justice |
| September | Simplifying Your Household |
| October | Financial Independence through a Simplicity Circle |
| November | Food, Health and Time: Balancing the Act w/Simplicity and Joy |
| December | Potluck/Holiday Celebration |
| 2000 | |
| January | Relationships: How to Keep them simple in a Complex World |
| February | Building Relationships: Getting to Know Each Other |
| March | Alternative Housing (w/ Slides and Dance by Marilyn Qualm) |
| April | Intentional Community |
| May | Material Addictions Counterproductive To Health And Well-Being |
| June | Simple Living and the Environment |
| July | Creative, Conscious, Fun and Affordable Celebrations |
| August | Beach Party |
| September | Time Power |
| October | How to be Happy No Matter What's Happening |
| November | The Power of No: The Revolt Against the Daytimer |
| December | Holiday/Potluck Celebration |
| 1999 | |
| January | Achieving Life Balance |
| February | Creativity: Art and Fear |
| March | Frugal Travel and Home Exchange |
| April | Bartering |
| May | How Much is Enough? |
| June | Creating Community |
| July | Simple Finances |
| August | A Quaker's Personal Perspective on Simple Living |
| September | Alternatives to Working |
| October | How to Share and Promote Voluntary Simplicity |
| November | Getting Rid of Clutter |
| December | Celebrating the Holidays |
| 1998 | |
| January | Getting Rid of Junk Mail |
| February | Consuming |
| March | Working |
| April | Time |
| May | Community |
| June | Overview: Your Money or Your Life |
| July | Explaining Voluntary Simplicity to family and friends |
| August | The Role of Material Goods in our Lives |
| September | Discovering Your Personal Roadmap to Voluntary Simplicity |
| October | What Does Frugality Mean to Me? |
| November | Quieting the Mind and Enriching the Spirit |
| December | Reducing Consumption and Building Community during the Holidays |
| 1997 | |
| January | Feeling Joy and Taking Pleasure in Life |
| February | Letting Go of Extraneous Activities: Doing things with more Heart, Soul and Satisfaction |
| March | Developing closer more meaningful relationships and letting go of those that are not working |
| April | Voluntary Simplicity as a lifelong process of living purposefully and consciously |
| May | Communication: Verbal/Nonverbal |
| June | Taking Care of the Planet: Reducing Consumption |
| July | Simple Living as it Relates to our Work Lives |
| August | Simple Living as a way to Experience More Depth and Meaning in Life |
| September | Enjoyment |
| October | Creativity and Pursuing Your Passion |
| November | Silence, Meditation and Spiritual Disciplines |
| December | Enjoying a Simpler, Saner, More Environmentally Friendly Holiday Season |
| 1996 | |
| May | Introductions: General discussion of Voluntary Simplicity |
| June | Discussion of group interests |
| July | Frugal Fun in San Diego |
| August | Frugal Travel |
| September | Ecological Living: Walking Gently on the Earth |
| October | Vegetarian Lifestyle: Simplifying our Diet |
| November | Reasons for Choosing Simple Living |
| December | Inner Spiritual Growth |