Guest guest Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Could you do it? http://news./s/ap/20070103/ap_on_re_us/shopping_sabbatical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I could easily do it...I feel I have everything I need or want...as long as food was exempted. Barbara Could you do it? http://news./s/ap/20070103/ap_on_re_us/shopping_sabbatical _ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Could you do it? http://news./s/ap/20070103/ap_on_re_us/shopping_sabbatical *************** Cyndi, I joined that group awhile back.....yes, I know.....I've been keeping secrets from ya.lol I was doing very well keeping the compact until it came time for xmas and gift buying for my kids.lol If anybody is interested in joining that , let me clue ya in to a couple things. With all the media attention in the last couple months, the ranks have swelled. The good side of this is quite a diverse population and posts-thus new ideas....the bad side is the VOLUME of email is into the many 100's a day. Don't even THINK of going on individual emails there unless you have nothing to do but sit at the computer and read 24/7. ;-) There are some offshoot groups that have formed off of the compact.....regional/state subgroups. If you are serious about it, I'd recommend you join one of those once you get on the compact, if there is one for your state/region. Sluggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I read about this before and wondered how the experiment turned out. For the most part, I already practice "compacting," though not to their extreme. For instance, I try to make homemade gifts for family and neighbors, but if you are invited to a wedding or shower, (and I try to give cash when appropriate), sometimes you just HAVE to give buy a new gift. I don't strive for perfection but figure that any dent I can make in the mountain of trash that we compile everyday still helps... <smiles> --Cee-- - Barbara RealSimple Thursday, January 04, 2007 1:07 AM Re: [RealSimple] A shopping sabbatical? I could easily do it...I feel I have everything I need or want...as long as food was exempted. Barbara Could you do it? http://news./s/ap/20070103/ap_on_re_us/shopping_sabbatical_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 thanks so much for the link!! Im going to check into this. -B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 But what about plants? LOL! Cyndi In a message dated 1/3/2007 11:45:36 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, barbara3 writes: I could easily do it...I feel I have everything I need or want...as long as food was exempted. Barbara Could you do it? http://news./s/ap/20070103/ap_on_re_us/shopping_sabbatical_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Sluggy, out of everyone I know, you'd be one of the few I think could do this, lol. I joined the list, no email, just so I could see for myself what they had to say. I saw a program last year about a couple who did this, it might have been on HGTV, I don't remember. I think they even gave up drinking wine, as I recall, just buying the barest necessities. It might have been spurred to get out of debt. I'm not sure I'd want to go so radical, but I LOVE the concept, and I definitely think it makes you think about the value of every purchase, and it's effect on the environment and the contribution to "consumerism."Kids don't understand or want to understand compacting, lolol. I think it's hard, in a world where they are exposed to "stuff" every day, to deprive them of everything, or let them pick out their gifts at a thrift store, lol. You can purchase them presents and still teach them good financial skills. Wait til I tell my GROWN kids I'm turning off HBO, lolol. There will be screams heard round the world! It's very interesting reading, and I'm glad I signed up and read thru some of the emails. Cyndi In a message dated 1/4/2007 12:40:48 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, arcure writes: Could you do it?http://news./s/ap/20070103/ap_on_re_us/shopping_sabbatical***************Cyndi,I joined that group awhile back.....yes, I know.....I've been keeping secrets from ya.lolI was doing very well keeping the compact until it came time for xmas and gift buying for my kids.lolIf anybody is interested in joining that , let me clue ya in to a couple things. With all the media attention in the last couple months, the ranks have swelled. The good side of this is quite a diverse population and posts-thus new ideas....the bad side is the VOLUME of email is into the many 100's a day. Don't even THINK of going on individual emails there unless you have nothing to do but sit at the computer and read 24/7. ;-)There are some offshoot groups that have formed off of the compact.....regional/state subgroups. If you are serious about it, I'd recommend you join one of those once you get on the compact, if there is one for your state/region.Sluggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I eliminated Christmas in one fell swoop this year by not buying ANY Christmas presents and refusing to get any, lol. I liked it so much-no bills! no stress!-that I'm going to keep it up.What a peaceful day it was for me. You're right, can't eliminate gift giving entirely, but I'm going to keep trying to do what I can. Homemade is great! Some time we ought to get together a list of great homemade gifts! Cyndi In a message dated 1/4/2007 7:00:24 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, cbrowne writes: I read about this before and wondered how the experiment turned out. For the most part, I already practice "compacting," though not to their extreme. For instance, I try to make homemade gifts for family and neighbors, but if you are invited to a wedding or shower, (and I try to give cash when appropriate), sometimes you just HAVE to give buy a new gift. I don't strive for perfection but figure that any dent I can make in the mountain of trash that we compile everyday still helps... <smiles> --Cee-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Oops......forgot about plants....Well then, forget about the whole thing Can't live withought buying more plants...... Barbara But what about plants? LOL! Cyndi I could easily do it...I feel I have everything I need or want...as long as food was exempted. Barbara Could you do it? http://news./s/ap/20070103/ap_on_re_us/shopping_sabbatical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Awwww, c'mon, guys! It's the ultimate challenge, hah-hah. Think of how it would hone your persuasion skills to be forced NOT to buy any plants but to have to talk people into sacrificing part (or all) of their very own garden plants in order to subsidize yours!!! Bawhahahahahaha............... --Celia-- - Barbara RealSimple Thursday, January 04, 2007 10:32 PM Re: [RealSimple] A shopping sabbatical? Oops......forgot about plants....Well then, forget about the whole thing Can't live withought buying more plants...... Barbara .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 No, no, no.... I'm not up to the challenge and I don't have ANY persuasion skills therefore I will be bowing out of that enterprise I just got a new interest in carnivorous plants and am collecting the ones I like so I NEED to buy new ones... LOL For the rest of you, just let me know next year how you did and I will applaud your efforts... LOL Barbara Awwww, c'mon, guys! It's the ultimate challenge, hah-hah. Think of how it would hone your persuasion skills to be forced NOT to buy any plants but to have to talk people into sacrificing part (or all) of their very own garden plants in order to subsidize yours!!! Bawhahahahahaha............... --Celia-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Speaking of shopping sabbatical and buying plants, I have the solution. hehehe When i was a little kid and didnt have my own money to buy plants, I took a white bean out of the bag of beans my mom had in the kitchen. I then planted it. LOL Instant plant! The thing grew and I had a free plant! I got beans too. Didnt cost me anything- the beans were already in the kitchen! LOL -Brigitte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Sure, but who wants to grow beans?????? Barbara Speaking of shopping sabbatical and buying plants, I have the solution. hehehe When i was a little kid and didnt have my own money to buy plants, I took a white bean out of the bag of beans my mom had in the kitchen. I then planted it. LOL Instant plant! The thing grew and I had a free plant! I got beans too. Didnt cost me anything- the beans were already in the kitchen! LOL -Brigitte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 LOL, I thought that might change your mind. ;-)Cyndi In a message dated 1/4/2007 10:45:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, barbara3 writes: Oops......forgot about plants....Well then, forget about the whole thing Can't live withought buying more plants...... Barbara But what about plants? LOL! Cyndi I could easily do it...I feel I have everything I need or want...as long as food was exempted. Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Yeah...in a hurry I'm already looking at catalogs and what is going to be available in spring. And spring is just around the corner... LOL Barbara LOL, I thought that might change your mind. ;-)Cyndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Technically, if you have plants and use them to make medicine or eat any parts of them, they are permissible to buy under the Compact......so shop away! Just stear clear of poinsettia, wisteria, lily of the valley, etc.....lol sluggy But what about plants? LOL! Cyndi In a message dated 1/3/2007 11:45:36 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, barbara3 writes: I could easily do it...I feel I have everything I need or want...as long as food was exempted. Barbara Could you do it? http://news./s/ap/20070103/ap_on_re_us/shopping_sabbatical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 That would not fly Sluggy....all my plants are just for my viewing pleasure... Barbara Technically, if you have plants and use them to make medicine or eat any parts of them, they are permissible to buy under the Compact......so shop away!Just stear clear of poinsettia, wisteria, lily of the valley, etc.....lolsluggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Sure, but who wants to grow beans?????? Barbara Well, I was just a kid with no money, and that was the only plant I could afford. :-( Now, i have a greenhouse full- and no bean plants! LOL -Brigitte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 I know Brigitte....I was just kidding.... LOL....me too, my greenhouse is full too and no beans either, only cacti and few succulents The CPs are in the house under lights. Life is good Barbara Well, I was just a kid with no money, and that was the only plant I could afford. :-( Now, i have a greenhouse full- and no bean plants! LOL -Brigitte _ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 I a friend of mine in the Bay Area sent me an article about this group from a local newspaper and I joined the when there were less than 100 members. After a few weeks I left though, although I did enjoy many of the posts. Reading about a young couple angsting over how to replace their worn and damaged shower curtain was too much though.....I wanted to scream, 'People are starving to death this very minute, go out and buy a dang shower curtain!' All the energy some people used to figure out how NOT to buy exhausted me. I had two immediate solutions for the young couple, who made over 100k a year. One, if you aren't opposed to shopping at Walmart or Target, spend $10-15 and get a new one, and then donate some $$$ to a group helping to eliminate poverty. Two, go to a locally owned store or an online store that sells products made from people from around the world.....where they actual pay people a decent wage for their product, and buy a hemp shower curtain, about $60, that will last them the rest of their lives. As it ended up, their cry for help was heard, and someone in the group had a brand new shower curtain just sitting in a closet. I LOVE the idea, but I also saw what I thought was a lot of wasted energy that could have been put to finding creative ways to give locally to those less fortunate. xoxoxo NoëlleCelia Browne-Wanat <cbrowne wrote: I read about this before and wondered how the experiment turned out. For the most part, I already practice "compacting," though not to their extreme. For instance, I try to make homemade gifts for family and neighbors, but if you are invited to a wedding or shower, (and I try to give cash when appropriate), sometimes you just HAVE to give buy a new gift. I don't strive for perfection but figure that any dent I can make in the mountain of trash that we compile everyday still helps... <smiles> --Cee-- "Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and thewinds long to play with your hair." - Kahlil Gibran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 I know what you mean, I must have sorted through 50 emails on how many times to use a towel before you wash it, lol. And I was shocked at how many people signed up and immediately wrote in to ask what the "rules" were, were they doing it "wrong" or were they doing it "right." I still admire the concept, I just know I couldn't do it, lol. Cyndi In a message dated 1/6/2007 12:52:40 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, pandorasway2000 writes: I a friend of mine in the Bay Area sent me an article about this group from a local newspaper and I joined the when there were less than 100 members. After a few weeks I left though, although I did enjoy many of the posts. Reading about a young couple angsting over how to replace their worn and damaged shower curtain was too much though.....I wanted to scream, 'People are starving to death this very minute, go out and buy a dang shower curtain!' All the energy some people used to figure out how NOT to buy exhausted me. I had two immediate solutions for the young couple, who made over 100k a year. One, if you aren't opposed to shopping at Walmart or Target, spend $10-15 and get a new one, and then donate some $$$ to a group helping to eliminate poverty. Two, go to a locally owned store or an online store that sells products made from people from around the world.....where they actual pay people a decent wage for their product, and buy a hemp shower curtain, about $60, that will last them the rest of their lives. As it ended up, their cry for help was heard, and someone in the group had a brand new shower curtain just sitting in a closet. I LOVE the idea, but I also saw what I thought was a lot of wasted energy that could have been put to finding creative ways to give locally to those less fortunate. xoxoxo NoëlleCelia Browne-Wanat <cbrowne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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