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Mar 24, 2013 | A better way, Dumpster diving, No Disposable Items Challenge
You know, I can complicate anything. I didn’t have a blog post yesterday because I had written so much, I didn’t have the time to edit and organize it, much less find images for it. Today is simple. How much disposable stuff is imposed on us? Receipts?...
Dec 5, 2011 | Abandoned places, Book reviews, Cultural chaos, Dumpster diving, One year of downsizing
I wasn’t going to do much blogging on holiday shopping, but people keep asking me what kind of stuff I’m buying for Christmas gifts or what are good gifts to give that give back to people in need? So here it is… my brain dump on Christmas shopping. Yes, I call it...
Jul 2, 2011 | Dumpster diving, One year of downsizing
[item] Serengeti sunglasses [purchase info] Found these in the trash while acquiring photo props [time in my possession] Approximately 9 months [last used] A few months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] eBay [info] I like these, but...
Jan 26, 2011 | Dumpster diving, No retail shopping, Recycle, Repurposed, Salvaged, Save $ |
Freeycycle is the modern day dumpster diving, without having to touch a dumpster or trash can. From the freecycle site: It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all...
Dec 26, 2010 | Dumpster diving, No retail shopping
It’s the day after Christmas, the day where everyone returns the gifts they don’t want. I gave myself a Christmas gift yesterday, and that gift was to take a day off of blogging. I’m a couple of days behind and will get caught up. I did go dumpster...
Dec 22, 2010 | Dumpster diving, Ideas, No retail shopping, Repurposed, Salvaged, Save $ |
As usual, I had to look up some information on this. The white elephant gift exchange is defined on Wikipedia like this: A white elephant gift exchange is a popular holiday party game found primarily in North America. It has many variations in both the name and the...
Dec 13, 2010 | Dumpster diving, No retail shopping, Save $ |
I’m speaking tonight at Preston Trail Community Church, in the Financial Peace University class, about the “no retail” shopping challenge. I didn’t start this to save money, but it did turn out to be a nice benefit. Here’s a recap of...
Dec 11, 2010 | Dumpster diving, No retail shopping, Salvaged, Thrift store |
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk0vwmq26JQ This video was created for a school project by a student at the Clarion University of Pennsylvania for a Physics of Energy and the Environment class. It’s a wonderful video on the how-to’s of dumpster diving...
Nov 13, 2010 | Dumpster diving, Ideas, No retail shopping, Recycle, Salvaged, Thrift store |
Okay, so it’s not an olympic sport… yet. I do however, find this black friday business very interesting. The idea for this blog post started with an article I found in a local magazine, called Black Friday: Survival Tips. Please understand, if you...
Sep 23, 2010 | Dumpster diving, No retail shopping |
For some people, that’s a completely insane question. After all, who would pull food out of a trash can? Especially if you don’t need it? Well, someone I know did just that. To protect my friend, who did what I probably would have done, I will change...
Sep 18, 2010 | Dumpster diving, No retail shopping |
Dumpster diving. I have to say, I really love those two words together. It never ceases to amaze me what retailers will throw away, expensive stuff, stuff that could be used elsewhere or repurposed. The corporate blockheads force them to throw everything away...
Jul 26, 2010 | Dumpster diving, No retail shopping
We had our light painting photo safari last night. If you want to entertain a bunch of kids, give them a box of toys and some flashlights. If you want to entertain a bunch of adults, give them the same stuff, but add a camera. So what does this have to do with trash...
Jun 28, 2010 | Dumpster diving, No retail shopping, Thrift store |
I have taken dumpster diving to a whole new level. I was leaving church after work and happened to glance over at the dumpster. Sitting right on top were 6 really nice sofa/chair cushions! I’m not talking about those cheap crappy ones either, I’m...
Jun 16, 2010 | Dumpster diving, Ideas, No retail shopping, Recycle |
On day 14 of the challenge, I blogged about a recycling program I set up at our church building. I have received some emails about my “free recycling program”, challenging me with the question, “Is it ethical?” Let me start by saying these people have some very...
