The Compact

Buy Nothing New

• Is The Value of Money All About Perspective?

• The Non-Consumer Advocate in The Oregonian

• A Compact Chat

• No Heat Challenge

• Breaking The Compact Left and Right

• My "Thrifty Threads" are Now Famous!

• Best Way to Save on Shopping

• Calling All Spendthrifts -- Keep it Up!

• Back to School Clothes -- Why?

• Greetings From Seattle

• Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old (or Borrowed) Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile!

• Too Much Stuff Makes it Easy to Keep an Eye Out

• A Low Non-Consumer Moment

• What Skeeves You Out?

• What Are Your Five Things?

• Non-Consumer Knitting and Crocheting Tips from the Elder Wolk-Stanley

• Garage Sales, Here I Come!

• A Fabulous Blog to Check Out

• Why Buying Used Saves Both Money and Stress

• Fabulous Must-Read Article From "Get Rich Slowly"

• In Defense of Non-Productivity

• I Hate To Be One Of Those Lame People -- A Guest Post

• The Easter Bunny Is Not Part Of The Compact

• Confessions of a Goodwill Junkie

• A Savings Plan -- Little by Little, Ms Julia Style

• My Bionic Hairbrush

• Non-Consumer Magnetism

• Cheap Eats -- Katy's Ginger Snaps

• The Non-Consumer Advocate Gets Intimate At Target

• Freecycle.org --Yeah! Paperbackswap.com --Nay!

• The Compact, As Explained To A Reader

• Update On The Used Clothing Ban

• Secondhand Children's Clothing -- Dangerous?

• Why The Compact Is A Shrewd Investment

• When Life Throws You A Curve Ball

• Why I Won't Be Telling My Kids That Santa Is On A Budget

• The Non-Consumer Advocate on msn.com

• Gift Card Dilemma

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Regift

• Living Small Is The Key To Living Large

• The Dilemma Of New Vs. Used

• "The Story Of Stuff" -- A Cautionary Tale for Black Friday