shopping

One of the first things to happen when you start storing trash in your basement is that you think a lot about “stuff”. The stuff we buy, the stuff that stuff all comes packaged in, the stuff we throw away.  Stuff, Stuff,Stuff.  It’s everywhere, and in many ways, it has become endemic to who we are. » read more

I still would not buy one darn thing from the Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog.  It takes pretentious to the next level.  How can anyone justify spending $73,000 on a cell phone studded with 7.2 carats of white and pink diamonds?  Or buying your own submarine for $1.44 Million.  Just because you can doesn't mean that you should!  So many people have truely lost sight of what is really important in life and are too absorbed with keeping up with the Jones'!  Knowing that there are people in this country without healthcare I could not walk around talking on my $73,000 cell phone!  What » read more

In case you weren't aware, September 28th (this Sunday) is Green Consumer Day, a great day to think about your choices as a consumer and consider how they could be greener. 

The best way to be a green consumer is not to be a consumer at all. It is easy to get excited about all the new green gadgets and organic products out there. These products may be green, but they will never be as green as the product that isn't made at all, and this is an important thing to keep in mind. The greenest path is to make do with what you have.  » read more

It's time to start your back to school shopping (if you haven't already). Here are a few ways you can make your experience a bit more eco-friendly this time around. 

--Before you go shopping for school supplies this year, check around the house to see what you already own, and what you have left over from last year. Waste not, want not! The less you buy, the more you help the environment.

--When shopping for new clothes, don't go crazy. » read more

How to USE Your Swipe...

Did you know that if you got a credit card offer in the mail today, chances are it came from one of many corporate mega-banks…which often fund projects you may not approve of, such as harming the earth, contributing to mountaintop-removal coal mining, and predatory lending? For example, Morgan Stanley (Discover card) along with other mega-banks financed TXU’s 2007 plans to build 11 new coal-fired plants in Texas. 

So WHAT do you do?? » read more

Want to buy "greener" products, and make sure you are getting what you paid for? Follow these tips:

Beware of Wording - It might say that its "green," "nontoxic," and "all natural,"etc etc but these terms are vague and there are no government regulations monitoring these products and words to make sure that they are really offering what they are promising. The company could easily add in an environmentally friendly factor and still have harmful toxins in it. » read more