We all acknowledge the benefits we start by getting rid of clutter. Ok, stop the useless planning and start getting rid of clutter today. Now! No more delay. Reclaim your precious space. I had a service call at a large self-storage company and the manager said business is booming. Americans have too much junk and do…
Heal A Broken Heart . It would be nice to have the ability to quickly heal a broken heart. How would you heal a broken heart? The pain of a broken heart is something you may not even wish on your worst enemy. The remedy to heal a broken heart may be simpler than you…
Vegan Scavengers . For most people, consumerism is an ingrained and unavoidable way of life. We work, we spend, we trash and we buy again. It’s a cycle that seems all but inescapable in an industrialized society. But a group of people that call themselves ‘freegans’ (vegan scavengers) think they’ve found a way out —…
Food Waste My friend Dane and I are on a mission to show how much food waste in America and we know that we’ve got to come up with some creative ways to get America’s attention. So we decided to make a huge public display of what we uncovered in the dumpsters of Madison,…
Is there overconsumption in America today? The world knows there is massive overconsumption in America. As I try to move towards a more minimalist lifestyle I often wonder if the country would benefit from minimalism? When I was over-consuming most of my unnecessary purchases were for instant self-gratification. I purchased it to want not to…
Minimalist Spring Time . Yes, my minimalist spring time again! For me, spring is my Minimalist New Year. It’s the time when I reflect on the past year and try to tweak my life towards a more simple, uncluttered meaningful existence. I like to decide what worked and what did not work the past year…
Guerrilla Gardening Movement . Guerrilla gardening movement, Freecycle, and swap till you drop: how to live for free Generation Y struggles for cash – but there are lots of ways to save money. From urban foraging to canoeing to work, here’s how to wring the most out of the free economy. . . . It’s…
Freegans Live . Every year, American consumerism peaks around Black Friday, but what about those people who choose not to participate in the economy? . Everyday people all over the country, called freegans, search through dumpsters, forage in parks, and reuse what is widely considered waste, as their way of living. . Freegans are free-vegans;…
Dumpster Diving Mealtime . Dumpster Diving Mealtime? This is kind of heartwarming. See how a family with children can feed themselves of what we discard every day. I have seen it myself as I began to investigate the Freegan lifestyle. Sometimes the difference between buying a product to the time it is discarded can be…
These are New York’s Freegans Freeganism, which began in the mid-1990s, is an anti-consumerist lifestyle where people employ alternative living strategies – and these New Yorkers showed how to have a free summer feast. American politicians may have only just agreed on a way to attempt to clear the country’s national debt of $14…