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Eco Fashion Week – good thing or fad?
Eco Fashion Week begins this coming Sunday in Vancouver. According to their website, its mission is: …to educate the Apparel and Textile industry on how to shift towards more healthy ways to design, manufacture, distribute, market and sell their products. … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, consumerism, eco fashion, living in your means, recycling, repurposing, second hand, simple living, thrift lifetstyle, Thrift Shopping, thrift shops
Tagged clothing, consumerism, eco fashion, recycling, repurposed items, second hand, shopping, thrift, thrift lifestyle, thrift shopping, thrift shops
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If you only owned 15 things what would they be?
Many years ago, when Mother Theresa died, I remember reading an article about her in which they recounted her earthly possessions: a sari and a washing pot. Granted, she lived in an order that provided her with her living quarters, … Continue reading
Posted in living in your means, simple living, Thrift Shopping
Tagged second hand, simple living, thrift
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Living within your means
There’s an excellent article in today’s Vancouver Sun titled “Thrift is the key to retirement”. The gist of this article is basically this: live within your means. As someone who was raised by the ultimate thrifter, it seems almost laughable … Continue reading
Posted in canning food, family, living in your means, Thrift Shopping
Tagged canning food, family gatherings, living within your means, thrift
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