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Black Friday Advice: Take Control of Your Money!

November 25, 2011

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The Mesh Explains Why the Present and Future of Business is Sharing (Book Review)

December 16, 2010

Photo credit: The Mesh by Lisa Gansky.

Lisa Gansky sees a new emerging business model emerging. One she has dubbed, The Mesh. “… one in which consumers have more choices, more tools, more information, and more power to guide those choices.” A mode…

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ShopNothing Helps You Buy Nothing

November 28, 2010

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How was your “buy nothing” day? Did you really buy nothing? Did you miss that rush, the unmistakable high of exchanging your musty old cash for something you can brag to your friends about, or for the gift that will simply take the…

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Forever Frugal? Survey Confirms Persistent Frugality

November 22, 2010

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50% of Americans had reduced their electronics and apparel expenditures in the past 12 months, according to a survey conducted by management consulting firm, Booz & Company. They sum up their findings saying that “the impa…

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The Death of the Yoga Mat?

October 9, 2010

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Authentic Hatha yoga is already pretty minimalist. Spotted in The New York Times style section, a small group of yogins is taking it further–opting to sun salute on straight up floor rather than on their stic…

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Seriously Living With Less: Your Life On A Hard Drive

August 16, 2010

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Chris Yurista lives out of his backpack. He tells the BBC that “It’s always nice to have a personal sense of home, but that aside – the internet has replaced my need for an address.” He’s got a job and moonlights as a DJ, couch-surfing in friend…

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Building a Home With Zero Money: Impossible?

August 13, 2010

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A seasoned dumpster diver who lived without cash for a year, Mark Boyle—aka the Moneyless Man—knows more than most about getting by without money. Having explored how to travel without cash, he…

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Libraries as the Next Big Pop Culture Phenomenon

July 22, 2010

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We just noted the rising popularity of e-books as Amazon announced sales of digital books have consistently surpassed sales of hardcover books. However, don’t think libraries will turn to ancient ruins quite yet. Pop culture is abou…

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Happiness: No Purchase Necessary, Says Study

April 12, 2010

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It turns out, in this age of consumerism and gadgetry, that all this stuff we buy isn’t really making us any happier–in fact, it’s kind of bumming us out. According to the latest research, the key to finding happiness is something far more accessible than what <a href="http://forums.treehugger.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=499&start=3…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Annie Leonard Tells The Story of Stuff

April 1, 2010

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Since Annie Leonard created The Story of Stuff, the short web film has been watched some ten million times. But the twenty-minute film was twenty years in the making. So Leonard decided to write a book, telling the tale of her explorations through the cycle of extraction, creation, and disposal that rules so much of the world around us, and our own lives.