People are tightening their belts in a lot of areas. So it’s no surprise that charitable giving is down 6% this year, the biggest plunge in decades. There are people out of work, and many others are cutting back to the bare minimum. During my Buy Nothing New year, I’ve cut out almost all discretionary […]
National Day of Service and Remembrance
If you want to honor the thousands of people who died on this day 8 years ago, do a good deed. That’s the message from Jay Winuk, whose brother Glenn, a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician, died trying to save lives at the World Trade Center. Because of his mission to turn the anniversary […]
Humane Blog Award
The bloggy love is going around, because I’ve received another blog award! Thanks Ellen at Within My Means for choosing me as one of eight recipients of the Humane Blog Award. This award is about reading and commenting, and being an all-around good and helpful person in the blogosphere. These are people who are actively […]
Comment, please…
My dear readers, I think I have finally solved the problem on this blog with leaving your comments. It’s been confusing, because some people HAVE been able to comment, but others kept writing to me and telling me they couldn’t, or they’d have to do it twice. The problem seemed to be that only people […]
Exceptions, or "You Can’t Buy ANYTHING?"
Of course there are exceptions to the rule of not buying anything new: most significantly food, underwear, and hygiene products. So you can still buy groceries, go out to restaurants, and buy lotions and toothpaste. I’m going to put bras in the category of underwear, but I’m already wondering about things like athletic shoes. Whether […]