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• "Transumers not really consumers" -- I disagree.

  I just read an AP article in my local newspaper about "Transumers" -- people who are transient consumers. They don't purchase and consume things, they rent or lease consumer items that are then passed on to the next transumer. Sounds sort... Posted Jul 05 2009, 10:56 AM by Anne Cross with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: consumption, consumerism, society, money for junk, minimizing waste, reuse, recycle

• What I'm doing differently

  There have been so many stories in the news, on blogs -- everyhwere -- about what people are doing differently in the midst of this "economic downturn," and lots of speculation about what habits will last and what will disappear once the economy... Posted May 19 2009, 07:11 AM by Anne Cross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: consumption, society, budgeting, simplify, minimizing waste, saving

• Waste not, want not?

  As I was doing some baking for my annual New Year's Day brunch, I managed to finish up a jar of ground nutmeg. I have a tin of whole nutmegs, and I was glad to finish off the ground stuff so I could switch over to the less-processed variety. A friend... Posted Jan 02 2009, 06:28 AM by Anne Cross with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: consumption, consumerism, society, simplify, minimizing waste

• Suddenly, we're mainstream

  It was 2002 when I first heard about the Dave Ramsey method, but it just confirmed what I knew to be true about money, debt, and freedom from my upbringing. Somehow along the way, though, I went astray and bought in to the whole consumer culture with... Posted Oct 14 2008, 06:21 AM by Anne Cross with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: debt, consumption, consumerism, society

• "thrifty" commercials

  There I was, watching the Antiques Roadshow on my 10+ year old televsion (tuned in through rabbit ears, as I cancelled cable this summer), and when some boring sports item came on, I flipped to one of the other three channels I get. And thre I saw two... Posted Sep 30 2008, 04:35 PM by Anne Cross with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: shopping, consumption, consumerism, society, food, money for junk

• (750) Billion dollar bailout vs. living within our means

  Like everyone, I've been following this whole financial meltdown in the news. A lot of us regular people have been saying "what does all this mean to me?" Well, I was listening to a call-in show on my commute yesterday and an economist was... Posted Sep 27 2008, 07:45 AM by Anne Cross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: debt, consumption, consumerism, society

• Lunch and the small business owner

  Networking is a big part of being business for oneself. A lot of that networking seems to be lunch-based, at least in my area. I find a lot wrong with going out to eat. For one thing, I'm a really good cook, and there is hardly anything I find in... Posted Aug 21 2008, 10:47 AM by Anne Cross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: consumption, society, food

• Two late fees waived!

  I almost never incur late fees. However, I was on a "free" vacation last month (that cost nearly $2,000, but that's another story), and when I did my onlilne bill paying when I got home, it took longer than expected to reach the Care Credit... Posted Aug 18 2008, 09:38 AM by Anne Cross with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: debt, consumption, society

• Are pets disposable too?

  A lot of national and local articles recently have talked about people who have abondoned homes they couldn't afford and left their pets behind -- either to die of starvation in the house or let loose to wander the streets. Buying a house (car, television... Posted Aug 13 2008, 11:27 AM by Anne Cross with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: consumption, consumerism, society