Comments on: To Buy or not to Buy http://taoofchange.com/2007/05/11/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:11:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: The Tao of Change » Blog Archive » Cyber-Shopping Decreases Energy Use http://taoofchange.com/2007/05/11/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/#comment-715 The Tao of Change » Blog Archive » Cyber-Shopping Decreases Energy Use Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:21:27 +0000 http://taoofchange.com/2007/05/11/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/#comment-715 [...] year of Buy Nothing New pledge ended, without fanfare, last Fall. As a result, I’m happily hooked on thrift, reused [...] [...] year of Buy Nothing New pledge ended, without fanfare, last Fall. As a result, I’m happily hooked on thrift, reused [...]

]]> By: The Tao of Change » Blog Archive » Low Low is No No - the price isn’t right http://taoofchange.com/2007/05/11/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/#comment-475 The Tao of Change » Blog Archive » Low Low is No No - the price isn’t right Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:41:32 +0000 http://taoofchange.com/2007/05/11/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/#comment-475 [...] Nothing that costs little actually costs little. Knowing this makes it easy for me to shop locally and logically and yes, to pay more in some cases. It’s helps to know I’m accruing a long-term benefit for people and the planet but the immediate reward is simply that it feels good - like I’m participating in something truthful rather than constantly trying to beat an already crooked system. I don’t notice a change in my expenses since I automatically buy less stuff. [...] [...] Nothing that costs little actually costs little. Knowing this makes it easy for me to shop locally and logically and yes, to pay more in some cases. It’s helps to know I’m accruing a long-term benefit for people and the planet but the immediate reward is simply that it feels good - like I’m participating in something truthful rather than constantly trying to beat an already crooked system. I don’t notice a change in my expenses since I automatically buy less stuff. [...]

]]> By: phyllis diehl http://taoofchange.com/2007/05/11/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/#comment-20 phyllis diehl Wed, 23 May 2007 23:38:19 +0000 http://taoofchange.com/2007/05/11/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/#comment-20 love your designing tee-shirts. they must be cute, my mother's quotes always go through my head, and i could hear her saying this, "with a body like tracey anything would look good on her" loved the story................................... love your designing tee-shirts. they must be cute, my mother’s quotes always go through my head, and i could hear her saying this, “with a body like tracey anything would look good on her” loved the story……………………………..

]]> By: Bill O http://taoofchange.com/2007/05/11/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/#comment-11 Bill O Mon, 14 May 2007 18:36:10 +0000 http://taoofchange.com/2007/05/11/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/#comment-11 Howdy! This is definitely an area I need to work on...badly. My main offense is book purchases and music (a lot through iTunes so I guess that's relatively low impact). I looked around my garage the other day and saw a lot of stuff that I really don't need. Some of it I can donate to my PTA Thrift Shop, some of it I have just given away, and some of it I am going to post on FreeCycle. Check 'em out; http://www.freecycle.org/ Keep up the good work! -Bill- Howdy! This is definitely an area I need to work on…badly. My main offense is book purchases and music (a lot through iTunes so I guess that’s relatively low impact). I looked around my garage the other day and saw a lot of stuff that I really don’t need. Some of it I can donate to my PTA Thrift Shop, some of it I have just given away, and some of it I am going to post on FreeCycle. Check ‘em out;

http://www.freecycle.org/

Keep up the good work!

-Bill-

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