The Compact

Buy Nothing New

• One Frugal Tool -- Get Over Your "Eww, Gross!" Reflex

• Nothing Wrong With a Dented Wastebasket

• Tis The Season to Unsubscribe!

• Portland's Free Piles

• Ugh -- I Ordered Something on Amazon Prime Day

• Think Twice Before Buying New

• The Cost of Cheap Clothing, or Why I Choose to Buy Used

• I Choose to Not Inhabit a Throwaway World

• Just Say No to Brand New School Supplies

• Striking Gold at Goodwill

• Is 2017 Your Year to Stop Buying New?

• Buy Nothing Day . . . But What About The Other 364 Days?

• The Cost of Cheap Clothing, or Why I Choose to Buy Used

• Shopping, The Non-Consumer Advocate Way!

• Just Say No to Unnecessary Brand New School Supplies!

• Goodbye, Dear Goodwill Mug . . .

• Worse Than No Clothes, The Emperor Has Crappy Clothes

• How Choosing to Buy Used Saves Both Money and Time

• Are You Ready to Stop Buying New in 2016?

• Is it Okay to Give Used Gifts?

• Buy Nothing Day . . . But What About The Other 364 Days?

• A Big Family Calendar From Supplies on Hand

• What I Took (and Didn't Take) From The Free Piles

• The Process of Buying Used

• When Doing The Right Thing is Cost Prohibitive

• Is 2015 Your Year to Stop Buying New and Join The Compact?

• Grading Portland's Free Piles

• Back to School Doesn't Have to Mean Back to The Mall

• Non-Consumer Mish-Mash -- T-Shirt Rugs, Non-Consumer Photos & Omiyage

• The "Ewww" Factor

• Parking Spots For Those Who Follow The Compact

• Is 2014 Your Year To Join "The Compact" and Stop Buying New?

• Think Twice and Maybe Even a Third Time Before Buying New

• Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

• Selling Non-Consumerism to Teenagers

• Fast Fashion? How About Fast Everything?!

• Bangladeshi Garment Factory Collapses -- The Price of Your Cute Clothing

• Are You Ready to Stop Buying New in 2013?

• No Used Harmonicas For Me!

• The Cost of Cheap Clothing, or Why I Choose to Buy Used

• Used Information, and it's all New!

• How to Buy Used