What’s the Mission?
Sometimes, in all of my spare time, I read and write about books. I’ve been hearing many people in the book world say that we need to support authors by buying new books, because they don’t get a cut of used book sales. Is this really right or fair? As a person concerned about sustainable [...]
According to AdvertisingAge, sales of disposable diapers were down 9% for the 52 weeks ending August 7, 2011. Meanwhile, the number of babies age two and under fell by only 3%, and sales of diaper rash creams increased by 2.8%. AdvertisingAge reasons that this means that parents are letting babies sit in dirty diapers longer [...]
I’m at the beach with 20+ ladies from work. As often happens, there was a conversation about the price of gas. “I stopped by the gas station on my way home, and I thought I was just topping it off, but it cost more than $20!” “Yeah, I know, it costs me more than $50 [...]
People often say that organic and natural farming just isn’t profitable. Some farmers insist that conventional methods developed in the 20th century are necessary in order to make a living. But there are investors out there who see it differently. Yes, wealthy people who could be putting their money into Wall Street! In this OPB [...]
Oh, hi! I’m back! It’s been a hectic few weeks, what with softball practice, softball games, a concert, birthday parties, user group meetings, etc. It’s all good. Just a very busy good. And when we’re very busy, we’re not always behaving in a frugal way. Oh, we haven’t been out buying flat-screen TVs and designer [...]
I’m getting really tired of reading articles about how to save money, tighten your belt, etc., because of the recession. Every article pretends to have new, useful information for you, and every one has the same tired old shit that I’ve been doing for years (or at least they’re ideas that I considered and discarded [...]
I’m still sick. I keep having these violent sneezes that sap all my energy. I’ve still got something for you to read, though, courtesy of the Willamette Week. If you watch Live @ 7 on KGW in Portland, you might have seen some of these items, but there’s much more! Willamette Week has a whole [...]
January 17th to 24th is National Thrift Week, which actually became defunct in 1967. There’s a campaign on to bring it back, though. J.D. Roth explained a bit more about it over at Get Rich Slowly. “they saw it not as a way to encourage miserly behavior, but instead to cultivate responsible consumerism and civic [...]
