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byalung posted a blog entry
Truly Life Eco-Friendly Holiday Gift Sets Announced
Having difficulty going green and finding that right gift to give this Christmas? Well check out these gift sets from Truly...
Having difficulty going green and finding that right gift to give this Christmas? Well check out these gift sets from Truly...
Graphire posted a blog entry
“What Works For You” Can Be a Trap – Consumerism Commentary …
It cuts directly to the core of personal finance : that money is personal and not every solution is universal. Different people...
It cuts directly to the core of personal finance : that money is personal and not every solution is universal. Different people...
Mike T posted a blog entry
Advent Conspiracy 2.0
The good people at Advent Conspiracy, which I talked briefly about here, have got a new video out: (...)
The good people at Advent Conspiracy, which I talked briefly about here, have got a new video out: (...)
maxkalehoff posted a blog entry
Planning A Funeral? Purchase Your Casket At Costco
// < ![CDATA[ LIFEembedDrawImage2('51192878','201');// ]]>I’m not easy to market to. I’m loyal to few brands....
// < ![CDATA[ LIFEembedDrawImage2('51192878','201');// ]]>I’m not easy to market to. I’m loyal to few brands....
Graphire posted a blog entry
Couponing Makes Cents – Consumerism Commentary, personal finance …
The latest Carnival of Personal Finance is online at Broke-Ass... Honda Hybrid at $10000: According to the Japan Stock Blog...
The latest Carnival of Personal Finance is online at Broke-Ass... Honda Hybrid at $10000: According to the Japan Stock Blog...
Lisa posted a tweet
Consumerism and Christmas: As a religious holiday for Christians, Christmas should be about Jesus' birth. It's .. http://bit.ly/YA7ex
2 days ago
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Lisa posted a blog entry
Consumerism and Christmas
As a religious holiday for Christians, Christmas should be about Jesus' birth. It's the only birthday I know of were everyone...
As a religious holiday for Christians, Christmas should be about Jesus' birth. It's the only birthday I know of were everyone...
2 days ago
Retro Housewife Goes Green
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Retro Housewife Goes Green
| Topics: Consumerism, Green Your Holidays..., green..., green...Graphire posted a blog entry
How to Avoid Excessive Airline Fees While Traveling – Consumerism …
Flexo: We would need a celebrity to be the host of “ Personal Finance Idol.” on New Staff Writer, Quicken 2010 Winners, and...
Flexo: We would need a celebrity to be the host of “ Personal Finance Idol.” on New Staff Writer, Quicken 2010 Winners, and...
Yodood posted a blog entry
PATENTLY COPYWRONG
I just left a site with a giant copyright symbol and statement at the top of his side bar to return here with a clear...
I just left a site with a giant copyright symbol and statement at the top of his side bar to return here with a clear...
Quarterlife Magazine posted a blog entry
Generation-Y Consumerism and Success Preceptions
Does success in life mean, being internationally famous like Elvis or MJ, and having the lavish spoils of “super success”...
Does success in life mean, being internationally famous like Elvis or MJ, and having the lavish spoils of “super success”...
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UnTreeHugger: Paris Hilton's $325,000 Dog Mansion
Photo via LuxistIt's one thing to live in a $325,000 McMansion yourself--but to build one just for your pets demonstrates a brand new level of excess. A brand new level excess that perhaps can only be reached by Paris Hilton. See, Hilton built this...
Photo via LuxistIt's one thing to live in a $325,000 McMansion yourself--but to build one just for your pets demonstrates a brand new level of excess. A brand new level excess that perhaps can only be reached by Paris Hilton. See, Hilton built this...
2 days ago
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| Topics: Design &..., animals, consumerism, pets | Add google reader to your profileGraphire posted a blog entry
New Staff Writer, Quicken 2010 Winners, and Best of October …
In October, we discussed unconventional paths to becoming a millionaire with the Millionaire Mommy Next Door, financial...
In October, we discussed unconventional paths to becoming a millionaire with the Millionaire Mommy Next Door, financial...
Toni posted a tweet
RT @dhitri: The Guardian: We cannot fight #climate with consumerism--why buying "green stuff" just won't do it http://viigo.im/1pmT
4 days ago
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| Topics: Green stuff, consumerism, Guardian, climate | Add twitter to your profilebyalung posted a blog entry
EcoBox Express Growing in Demand and Need
Old boxes still have some use and this can really be made into a business with all the right intentions. And one company that...
Old boxes still have some use and this can really be made into a business with all the right intentions. And one company that...
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Fashion: Haute Americana | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com
The result—on ample display in places like Brooklyn, N.Y., and Portland, Ore., where certain streets now resemble catwalks crowded with bookish lumberjacks—is a subset of prosperous peacocks paying a premium for garments originally meant for mining...
The result—on ample display in places like Brooklyn, N.Y., and Portland, Ore., where certain streets now resemble catwalks crowded with bookish lumberjacks—is a subset of prosperous peacocks paying a premium for garments originally meant for mining...
jefito46 posted a blog entry
Dw. Dunphy On… Playworld!
In his latest column, Dw. Dunphy wonders why some memories last longer than others -- and wonders which ones he'll eventually...
In his latest column, Dw. Dunphy wonders why some memories last longer than others -- and wonders which ones he'll eventually...
Marya posted a blog entry
striking a balance between ambition and contentment
The past month or so has been insanely busy. Between getting married, going on a honeymoon, and dealing with jetlag (I know,...
The past month or so has been insanely busy. Between getting married, going on a honeymoon, and dealing with jetlag (I know,...
byalung posted a blog entry
Waste Free Lunch Kits
Here is something fashionable that laborers and students can use as an alternative to store their lunch and snacks. The Waste...
Here is something fashionable that laborers and students can use as an alternative to store their lunch and snacks. The Waste...
Mark Van Steenwyk posted a blog entry
Good News for Whom?
The Gospel is an announcement, not a secret, that the way in which the world is currently is not the way in which it is...
The Gospel is an announcement, not a secret, that the way in which the world is currently is not the way in which it is...
BrockO posted a tweet
@SuperBowlSaints When I reflect back on my life of consumerism, I see the following repeated over and over and over again...
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7 days ago
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| Topics: via:jimg78, pollution, china, consumerism | Add delicious to your profileBhavani posted a blog entry
How to find Hidden Palm Oil in Supermarkets
Palm Oil is the largest plantation crop in the world, and much of it is grown in Malaysia and Indonesia where primary...
Palm Oil is the largest plantation crop in the world, and much of it is grown in Malaysia and Indonesia where primary...
Mike T posted a blog entry
Advent Conspiracy
Here's the brief review I just put up on Amazon for Advent Conspiracy: Can Christmas Still Change the World? In short, it's...
Here's the brief review I just put up on Amazon for Advent Conspiracy: Can Christmas Still Change the World? In short, it's...
Sam Trevino posted a blog entry
Business Start-Up: Recession Proof
This short video is from U.S. News and World Report’s Marty Nemko on starting a recession proof business:I’m...
This short video is from U.S. News and World Report’s Marty Nemko on starting a recession proof business:I’m...
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Richesse et rareté, par Charles M. A. Clark | ContreInfo
L’inefficacité intrinsèque d’un mode de production qui a substitué la création de « valeur » pour quelques uns à la recherche du bien être partagé, et qui requiert de recréer sans cesse la rareté au milieu de l’abondance - au prix du...
L’inefficacité intrinsèque d’un mode de production qui a substitué la création de « valeur » pour quelques uns à la recherche du bien être partagé, et qui requiert de recréer sans cesse la rareté au milieu de l’abondance - au prix du...
Ubiquit posted a blog entry
In the wrong place at the wrong time
“Am I to be blamed for the recession?” This must be the question raging in the minds of many unemployed educated youth...
“Am I to be blamed for the recession?” This must be the question raging in the minds of many unemployed educated youth...
8 days ago
Ubiquitense - tune in to your senses
| Topics: Civic sense, Government, Philosophy, Society
Ubiquitense - tune in to your senses
| Topics: Civic sense, Government, Philosophy, Society
Matt SF posted a blog entry
How I Find Value Where Others Do Not
Since the recession began, I’ve been struggling with the concept of trading down versus trading down to better value. In...
Since the recession began, I’ve been struggling with the concept of trading down versus trading down to better value. In...
8 days ago
Steadfast Finances
| Topics: Consumer..., Frugal Living, Personal Finance..., Consumerism
Steadfast Finances
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Nanny Goats posted a blog entry
It's Not Easy Being Green
I can't stand it when I order a single pea pod by mail and Peas Pods R Us insist on sending it a box the size of a small...
I can't stand it when I order a single pea pod by mail and Peas Pods R Us insist on sending it a box the size of a small...
abhay b posted a tweet
Pre-ordered the new 256GB Slim PS3. I love the smell of consumerism in the morning.
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Running the Numbers An American Self-Portrait - Chris Jordan
Running the Numbers looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty...
Running the Numbers looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty...
9 days ago
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shapingyouth posted a blog entry
“Bring Your Baby to Life With Your Wii Remote?”
Nov. 2, 2009 Not sure which part of this creeps me out more, the fact that 21st century baby dolls have a Wiimote crammed up...
Nov. 2, 2009 Not sure which part of this creeps me out more, the fact that 21st century baby dolls have a Wiimote crammed up...
jdroth posted a blog entry
The Art of Improvising: Alternatives to Buying New
This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman.When you have a need or a problem, there’s usually a solution that can...
This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman.When you have a need or a problem, there’s usually a solution that can...
JR Rozko posted a blog entry
Bi-Vocationalism & Support Raising
Earlier this month I began a series of posts on Bi-Vocational Ministry. I talked about Bi-Vocational Ministry and the...
Earlier this month I began a series of posts on Bi-Vocational Ministry. I talked about Bi-Vocational Ministry and the...
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Get Great Gadgets. And Keep Them. - Last Year's Model
I can take the pledge - I still use my generation One iPhone, even after I stepped on it and cracked the screen
I can take the pledge - I still use my generation One iPhone, even after I stepped on it and cracked the screen
Alt Text: New Cult Spares Members From Early Adopters’ Pain | Underwire | Wired.com
This works for us; we often skip movies in the theater and wait for the second generation electronics -- "It seems to me that the best way to instantly raise your standard of living is to live in the past. If you subsist entirely on two-year-old...
This works for us; we often skip movies in the theater and wait for the second generation electronics -- "It seems to me that the best way to instantly raise your standard of living is to live in the past. If you subsist entirely on two-year-old...
byalung posted a blog entry
Heineken Unveils Eco-Friendly Tote Bags
It looks like Heineken has jumped into the eco-friendly bandwagon. However, if you think that it is about beer, you can forget...
It looks like Heineken has jumped into the eco-friendly bandwagon. However, if you think that it is about beer, you can forget...
Old School Scholar posted a blog entry
Real Hip Hop In Africa: Senegal Rocks To The Breaka Dawn!
If there is a wake up call to what Hip Hop music really is and what it means to people around the world, then this is one...
If there is a wake up call to what Hip Hop music really is and what it means to people around the world, then this is one...
Old School Scholar posted a blog entry
Real Hip Hop In Africa: Senegal Rocks To The Breaka Dawn!
If there is a wake up call to what Hip Hop music really is and what it means to people around the world, then this is one...
If there is a wake up call to what Hip Hop music really is and what it means to people around the world, then this is one...
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SourceMap - Visualizing Supply Chains
Only a few complete examples. but a good idea nicely executed hopefulyl it will catch on
Only a few complete examples. but a good idea nicely executed hopefulyl it will catch on
14 days ago
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Stuff
What I didn't understand was that the value of some new acquisition wasn't the difference between its retail price and what I paid for it. It was the value I derived from it. Stuff is an extremely illiquid asset. Unless you have some plan for...
What I didn't understand was that the value of some new acquisition wasn't the difference between its retail price and what I paid for it. It was the value I derived from it. Stuff is an extremely illiquid asset. Unless you have some plan for...
14 days ago
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| Topics: life, lifehacks, psychology, organization | Add delicious to your profilejdroth posted a blog entry
The Pitfalls of Buying in Bulk
This is a guest post from Sierra Black, a long-time GRS reader and the author of ChildWild, a blog where she writes about...
This is a guest post from Sierra Black, a long-time GRS reader and the author of ChildWild, a blog where she writes about...
byalung posted a blog entry
Energy Sun-Bags Now Powered by Konarka
Neuber of Germany’s line of Energy Sun-Bags will now be powered by Konarka’s Power Plastic Solar Panels, further boosting...
Neuber of Germany’s line of Energy Sun-Bags will now be powered by Konarka’s Power Plastic Solar Panels, further boosting...
shapingyouth posted a blog entry
Halloween Beyond the Cliché: Packaging Boyhood Part Two
Oct. 27, 2009 It’s the Tuesday before Halloween, perfect timing to wrap up part two of our Packaging Boyhood post about...
Oct. 27, 2009 It’s the Tuesday before Halloween, perfect timing to wrap up part two of our Packaging Boyhood post about...
Sam Trevino posted a blog entry
The Social Media Revolution
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Embedded with YouTube embed function permitting redistribution of content.Rights and Credit to this video are reserved to...
Juntar posted a blog entry
A Dismal Display of Customer Relations in a SuperMarket
I bought a pack of rice at the Super Metro Mandaue on October 10, 2009 along with other grocery items. However, the bagger...
I bought a pack of rice at the Super Metro Mandaue on October 10, 2009 along with other grocery items. However, the bagger...
byalung posted a blog entry
Happy Green Halloween!
Halloween is days away and for sure, kids are dreaming of those sweets and treats which they normally get every year. But since...
Halloween is days away and for sure, kids are dreaming of those sweets and treats which they normally get every year. But since...
byalung posted a blog entry
Eco-friendly Trade-in Deals at Home Depot
Home Depot has announced a special deal for some home stuff such as power drills and old Christmas light where customers can...
Home Depot has announced a special deal for some home stuff such as power drills and old Christmas light where customers can...
Chirantan shared an item
Crafty Consumerism: 15 Forms of Barcode Art
Barcodes may be a potent symbol of consumerism, but they aren’t just found on product packaging anymore. Whether imbued with meaning or merely appreciated for their visual impact, barcodes are turning up everywhere, from tattoos to graffiti to home...
Barcodes may be a potent symbol of consumerism, but they aren’t just found on product packaging anymore. Whether imbued with meaning or merely appreciated for their visual impact, barcodes are turning up everywhere, from tattoos to graffiti to home...
15 days ago
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