Consumerism Family Transportation 
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Reduce your dependence on fossil fuels by driving less and using public transport or walking; reduce your energy consumption by turning off lights to empty rooms and appliances at the wall; choose energy-efficient appliances and alternative power sources; change to CFL light bulbs. Keep take-out as an occasional treat.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 30, 2013
Combine errands, use public transportation, pump up the air in your bike tires, or try to telecommute one day a week from home. No one person or small family needs four bathrooms, five televisions, multiple cars, a vacation home, and an RV. But we all can eat a little less, don’t you think? Drive less. Avoiding flying when possible.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 5, 2014
Do you make enough money to cover your mortgage or rent, groceries, transportation, and other essential expenses, but find yourself on a treadmill of not being able to save? We used to be able to just go shopping when new needed something; every time you go and buy something you won’t use, you’re buying into our consumerism culture.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
Passive Family Income shares with us 5 ways we can save on transportation. Consumerism Commentary talks about financial motivation for getting in shape. I can definitely see how some could take it this way but I personally try to live more balanced. Going Green. How do you travel? I am a go getter.
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Denim, which, according to Wikipedia comes from “the name of a sturdy fabric called serge, originally made in Nîmes , France, by the André family,” is a cotton twill textile woven into a rugged fabric we make into jeans and other denim clothing.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'
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