Do Weekend Cartoons Teach Kids to Buy, Buy, Buy?
Most of us probably grew up watching cartoons on TV while we were growing up. Saturday mornings always seemed to be the best morning of the week, when we’d sit down with a bowl of our favorite cereal and watch the silliness unfold on the screen. Even now, some of my friends let their little ones watch cartoons on Saturday mornings, and while their kids have a great time, unfortunately they end up [...]
What Are Food Miles, And What Do They Mean?
When we think of the environmental impact of the food we eat, we take into consideration how much food is being grown, the soil that food is grown in, manufacturing pollution, and transportation pollution from the trucks that get food to the store. Ever wonder why some foods at the store are more expensive in places that aren’t close to agricultural areas? Having to transport food from production to the store costs money, [...]
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Storage Wars And The War On Stuff
The other night, I was babysitting my nephews and after dinner, we watched a little TV while the food digested (and before we played some Yahtzee). A show called Storage Wars came on – a reality show that chronicles the auctioning off of storage lockers that were either not paid for on time or completely abandoned. In this economy, more and more people can’t afford to pay for their storage lockers, and they [...]
The Hard Sell
At this important time of constant politics and forceful messaging in our country, I want to post a few words about the "hard sell." I'm a "soft sell" person myself, and Postconsumers.com usually focuses like a laser on thinking for ourselves, but I realize that the assertive cacophony we live in goes hand-in-hand with freedom and gives opportunity to ferret out our own truths. So here's the hard sell - because [...]
Teaching Teenagers Budgeting Skills
Getting your kids on an allowance to teach them about money and how to manage it will give them great life skills to carry on into adolescence – i.e. when kids grow into teenagers and start working out there in the real world, where they’ll be getting a little bit more than what their allowance used to be. When they get that first paycheck, they still need to keep in mind that a [...]
Has Your Income Decreased During the Recession? Decide What to Cut Down On
If you’re already a Postconsumer, you probably know most of the tips and tricks to reduce your spending and how you can consume less to live more. But with the recession, people are learning the hard way that their old spending habits just don’t work anymore. It can be difficult to take the time and figure out what exactly needs to be reduced so you can have a working budget again. There are [...]
Reduce Noise Clutter: Turn off the TV and Radio for a While
With all of the cars and planes and trash in the world causing pollution, the one kind of pollution we tend to overlook is noise pollution. Even though out in the world that means cars and trucks and even sonic booms from airplanes, it also permeates with car radios and sirens – and when you’re at home, it’s usually the TV or the radio, whether they’re on for background noise or actual watching [...]
Is “One Click Shopping” Just Too Easy?
Between the times of year when friends are having birthdays, the holidays, and the explosion of online retailers in the past decade, shopping on the Internet has never been easier. But as we already know, with ease and convenience can come easy instincts to just buy and buy. It doesn’t really feel like you’re spending money when you don’t really have to hand your card over to swipe, right? But the next thing [...]
Satisfaction Tip: Join a Book Club
One of my resolutions every year is to read more books. Friends of mine get me the gift of books all year round, and I never seem to get through all the gifts! But this year is going to be different, because I’ve been researching book clubs around my city so I can expand my social circle and read new and interesting things! I’ve been involved in book clubs before, and made some [...]
