I suppose it was bound to come out sooner or later that ,though I enjoy learning about economics ( and you can, too ), I am most certainly not a capitalist. I profoundly enjoy finding ways to not give money to The Man. Here are some of the activities that have tickled me pink recently:
1-I have planted some herbs, using seed packets given to me by a client at work, in a dirt-filled egg carton and toilet paper tube. You, too, can make a toilet paper tube seed pot.
2-I have purchased an iron and ironing board (Yay! I'm a grown-up!) for $10 from a nice man from Turkey through Craigslist.
3-I have planted garlic and an apple tree (in containers that formerly housed OxiClean and baby wipes, respectively) with help from this book, which I borrowed from the library, of course.
4-And speaking of the library, our local branch has been indispensable. I cannot remember the last time we rented a movie or bought a new cd.
5-In order to not give a dime to companies who use sweat-shop labor, I am bidding on used shoes on ebay.
6-I am done with getting cheap junk for somebody just to have a gift to give. No, I'm not gonna spend more. I'm just gonna spend smarter. I've already started by giving my sister-in-law sweet little notebooks for her birthday, made by subu.
7-I have refashioned old t-shirts into super cute duds for zero money.
The last thing I want to say (for now) is this: Being strapped financially has only made me more creative and, in the end, richer in many ways.
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