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Bye-Bye Plastic Bags!2 comments

thenonconsumeradvocate wrote 15 hours ago: Portland, Oregon just announced a proposal that would have local grocers charging between 5 and 20 … more »

Tags: Green Living, Amy Dacyczyn, Frugal, Frugality, the compact, tightwad, voluntary simplicity

More perks of the job

Stonehead wrote 1 day ago: The Other Half and the boys picked another 1.5kg of strawberries this evening, with around the same … more »

Tags: Crofting, daily life, Self-Sufficiency, Smallholders, Soft fruit, Croft, gardening, harvest, Strawberries

Main line futuro de la biotecnología visto por Freeman Dyson

abbcyrus wrote 1 day ago: En su más reciente edición, la revista Extra York Go into in reference to Record book(NYRB publica … more »

Tags: Motherhood, Warszawa, Brigitte Bardot, tata, My Online Habit

Jounce thoughts

vqfsaxon wrote 1 day ago: Still You here realise Jivatma first sight collected sayings Twittery a heptastich bypast(in any cas … more »

Tags: facebook, Waukesha

Cheap Eats -- Pesto3 comments

thenonconsumeradvocate wrote 1 day ago:   I may be in a time warp, because I am freshly in love with pesto. I know that the rest of the wor … more »

Tags: cheap eats, Amy Dacyczyn, cooking, Frugal, Frugality, Green Living, recipe, the compact, tightwad

One Goal Down....

hawkeye202 wrote 1 day ago: Yea for me!!! I am not one inclined to toot my own horn, but I did it!! I accomplished one of my goa … more »

Tags: Frugal, Saving Money

What's for dinner?3 comments

Stonehead wrote 2 days ago: It’s just after 6pm and time to start preparing dinner. My first port of call is the vegetabl … more »

Tags: Berkshire pigs, Crofting, daily life, farming, Food, gardening, Livestock, pigs, Pork

My Non-Consumer Backyard Project2 comments

thenonconsumeradvocate wrote 2 days ago:             Today starts a huge project in The Non-Consumer backyard — putting in a b … more »

Tags: gardening, Green Living, Money matters, Amy Dacyczyn, Cheapskate, Frugal, Frugality, Landscaping, the compact

"It's Our Policy"2 comments

PeregrinJoe wrote 2 days ago: I am throwing myself a minor pity/rant party.  Care to join me? Is it just me or does it seem like … more »

Tags: absurdities, Business, consumerism, Culture, Life in general, Family, Government, Miscellany, My Story !

Grateful2 comments

Kathie wrote 2 days ago: I’m grateful for so many things, these are just a snippet of the many: The blogging community … more »

Tags: Blogging, Books, Community, Home, Kitchen adventures, Loved Ones

Austin Storms the Obama Party

laustinspace wrote 2 days ago: I and some select members of my JustFaith group at church came up with a statement that we’re … more »

Tags: Social Justice, Democratic Party, JustFaith, Justice, obama

Simple Living (copied from SimpleLiving.net)

dietdew24oz wrote 2 days ago: I believe I copied this from a website about simple living: Importantly, the simple life is not simp … more »

Tags: Random Thoughts, Organization, simplicity, Fly Lady, clean, Organized?, Simplify, Life

Finding time to save

hawkeye202 wrote 2 days ago: Today has been rather hectic. I have been productive. Seeing as how I still have work to finish toni … more »

Tags: Saving Time, Life Balance, Children

It's Blockbuster Movie Time! (In A Few Months)3 comments

thenonconsumeradvocate wrote 3 days ago:   Enjoy going to the movies? Yeah, me too! Enjoy paying exorbitant prices? Umm. . .  me neithe … more »

Tags: Money matters, the compact, Amy Dacyczyn, Batman, Frugal, Frugality, Green Living, Movies, tightwad

Wardrobe Shopping Rules for the Minimalist

Katrina wrote 4 days ago: A few weeks back, I watched The Story of Stuff, and it strengthened a resolve that I had already to … more »

Tags: Declutter, voluntary simplicity, minimalist lifestyle

SHED your way to a minimalist life.1 comment

Katrina wrote 4 days ago: I stumbled across the acronym SHED on this Time’s article. SHED is a great motto to start and … more »

Tags: Declutter, voluntary simplicity, minimalist, minimalist life

Living a minimalist life requires Minimalizing Internally2 comments

Katrina wrote 4 days ago: Decluttering my magazine collection has given me a very important realization. It is that to live a … more »

Tags: Declutter, voluntary simplicity, minimalist, Be true to yourself., minimalist living

The Ultimate in Greenwashing

thenonconsumeradvocate wrote 4 days ago:   2009 "Carbon Neutral" Land Rover   I was driving along a few weeks ago, when a radio a … more »

Tags: Green Living, Amy Dacyczyn, Cheapskate, Frugal, Frugality, greenwashing, the compact, tightwad, voluntary simplicity

{Friendships Matter}1 comment

Laura wrote 5 days ago: Growing up, I can honestly say that I undervalued the friendships in my life.  At the time, I had … more »

Tags: Community, Friendship, Inner Growth, Joy, Nature, Relaxation, Renewal, slowing down