I am not a wealthy man. Since M.S. forced me... read entire post
thefreeworld
posted on Feb 16, 2008
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Tags: Truth, happyness, consumerism, You, life, Wake Up, lies
You are in a never ending spiral of Consumerism, You are nothing but a cog in the wheel of Capitalism, you are the batteries that power the Elite.
Every week of your life, you go to work, you earn money, you go home and spend it. Rinse and Repeat.... read entire post
did you know that the day after thanksgiving is also national BUY NOTHING day?
i think i like that one better.
there are all kinds of things people have done to celebrate buy nothing day
MTV has officially vet... read entire post
Relationships with a product or brand name are substitutes for the
healthy human relationships lacking in dysfunctional modern societies... read entire post
Storyteller
posted on Apr 15, 2008
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Tags: dress, Clothing, thrifty, consumerism, repurposed
Can you imagine the money you would save if you had a few basic sturdy clothes and didn't buy anything else for a year. One lady did that by sewing a brown dress and wearing it for a year. I wouldn't have picked brown but I do like the idea of voluntary... read entire post
I often look around my flat, and all the STUFF in it, marveling at it all and feeling disgusted at the same time. By American standards, I am by no means wealthy, and actually have LESS stuff than the typical middle class American. But compared to most... read entire post
Is global warming real or is it something dreamed up by enviromentalists.... read entire post
peedee
posted on Nov 01, 2006
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Tags: USA, people, economy, consumerism, richest, poor, life
America is the richest country in the world. Inspite of the fact that a doolar is cheaper than a Euro and a UK pound it is the only super power in the world, But I have been reading the blog of people thinking of seeling popsicles after retirement,living... read entire post
SuzyQ
posted on Apr 16, 2006
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Tags: starbucks, capitalism, consumerism, retail, convenience
What is the deal with Starbucks? Is their coffee so mediocre that they need to have 50 other items in the store for sale? It's like a damn department store in there.... read entire post
How great is [url=http://azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0422drive0422.html]this[/url]? Talk about copying the fast food model down to a tee. I mean, why not just advertise the damn business as "Fast, fatty and fucking expensive!"... read entire post