Comments on: Seven Ways to Avoid Buying New Stuff — A Guest Post from Leo Babauta of mnmlist.com http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2009/10/seven-ways-to-avoid-buying-new-stuff-a-guest-post-from-leo-babauta-of-mnmlist-com/ Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:09:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sierra http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2009/10/seven-ways-to-avoid-buying-new-stuff-a-guest-post-from-leo-babauta-of-mnmlist-com/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Sierra Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:56:08 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.wordpress.com/?p=4405#comment-530 We're doing that last step right now with our family car. Our car died, and after a lot of soul-searching and a very small amount of budget crunching, we decided to go without a car until we can afford to replace it with a gently used one instead of another clunker. It's a pretty big thing to "go without", and we're learning a lot about our own lifestyle and our community doing it. We’re doing that last step right now with our family car. Our car died, and after a lot of soul-searching and a very small amount of budget crunching, we decided to go without a car until we can afford to replace it with a gently used one instead of another clunker.

It’s a pretty big thing to “go without”, and we’re learning a lot about our own lifestyle and our community doing it.

]]> By: charlie aka oldboyscout2 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2009/10/seven-ways-to-avoid-buying-new-stuff-a-guest-post-from-leo-babauta-of-mnmlist-com/comment-page-1/#comment-529 charlie aka oldboyscout2 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:02:03 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.wordpress.com/?p=4405#comment-529 Gentle Hearts: I'm a BIG believer in loaning and borrowing. What else are friends for? A couple of rules : An agreement BEFORE BORRROWING on how much money paid if item is not returned in the same condition - suggest replacement value. Item should be clean before return. Don't loan anything you can't lose. Don't loan something that needs some skill to use, for example , a chain saw. ( don't ask how I learned the above ) Gentle Hearts: I’m a BIG believer in loaning and borrowing. What else are friends for? A couple of rules : An agreement BEFORE BORRROWING on how much money paid if item is not returned in the same condition – suggest replacement value. Item should be clean before return. Don’t loan anything you can’t lose. Don’t loan something that needs some skill to use, for example , a chain saw. ( don’t ask how I learned the above )

]]> By: ksmedgirl http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2009/10/seven-ways-to-avoid-buying-new-stuff-a-guest-post-from-leo-babauta-of-mnmlist-com/comment-page-1/#comment-528 ksmedgirl Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:17:49 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.wordpress.com/?p=4405#comment-528 My resolution was not to buy nothing new this year, but nothing unnecessary. Totally different ballgame, at least to me. And I'm happy with it and the results over the last 10 months. My resolution was not to buy nothing new this year, but nothing unnecessary. Totally different ballgame, at least to me. And I’m happy with it and the results over the last 10 months.

]]> By: HeatherS http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2009/10/seven-ways-to-avoid-buying-new-stuff-a-guest-post-from-leo-babauta-of-mnmlist-com/comment-page-1/#comment-527 HeatherS Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:03:54 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.wordpress.com/?p=4405#comment-527 I had a great experience recently with Asking Friends and Family. I have been looking for a small desk and a dresser for my sons bedroom and had found the desk at Goodwill but no luck on a dresser. After resigning myself to buying a new one, I spent many evenings searching online only to be put off by the price of a good dresser and the quality of the ones I could afford. I mentioned this to my mother-in-law one day and she said they have a great wood (not particle board) dresser in an extra bedroom that we could have. It's unfinished which is perfect as I want to paint it anyway. So glad I made the need known! I bought nothing new and am getting a great piece of furniture for free. I had a great experience recently with Asking Friends and Family. I have been looking for a small desk and a dresser for my sons bedroom and had found the desk at Goodwill but no luck on a dresser. After resigning myself to buying a new one, I spent many evenings searching online only to be put off by the price of a good dresser and the quality of the ones I could afford. I mentioned this to my mother-in-law one day and she said they have a great wood (not particle board) dresser in an extra bedroom that we could have. It’s unfinished which is perfect as I want to paint it anyway. So glad I made the need known! I bought nothing new and am getting a great piece of furniture for free.

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