Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Take It Easy On the Consumerism. I love buying my friends and family members gifts like the next person, because being generous and thoughtful is fun and rewarding. The holidays are, hands down, one of the most environmentally unfriendly holidays of the year. Christmas comes fraught with environmental issues.

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Green Christmas Food Waste Leftovers 167

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Consider the household products you buy – reduce the toxic chemicals in your home and improve the health of your family and the planet. Involve the whole family in menu planning and meal preparation. Reuse and recycle – consumerism has taught us to throw away anything that is broken or that we no longer want or need.

At Home 197

At Home Home Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale 197

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 23, 2012

Now that the holiday season is underway, it’s probably a little difficult to scale back the consumerism. If you really want to get personal with your gift giving, you can make something to give to your friends and family. As you create your gift list, really think about who’s on it, and what would be meaningful to them.

Giving 202

Giving Holiday Gifts Recycle 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 30, 2013

All the consuming in the world isn’t going to help one bit. Stop consuming for consumption sake. No one person or small family needs four bathrooms, five televisions, multiple cars, a vacation home, and an RV. The metal ones we all have been using for centuries. I haven’t been on a plane since 2007. Reuse and repurpose.

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Consumerism Environmental Movement Green Reuse 183

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2014

The pattern seems to be that will have the initial conversation with the person (usually a co-worker, family member, friend, or acquaintance), and then I will see them again shortly thereafter; in one of my meetings with them after, there tends to be something said or done that makes a lightbulb go off in my head about why they may be struggling.

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Budgeting Budget May Lunch 245

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Denim, which, according to Wikipedia comes from “the name of a sturdy fabric called serge, originally made in Nîmes , France, by the André family,” is a cotton twill textile woven into a rugged fabric we make into jeans and other denim clothing. This is not good, and denim is one of the biggest culprits. Go Green'

Clothes 197

Clothes Clothing Cycle Consumerism 197