a little "do", and a little "don't"

A little "do" and "don't"
A small "do": start buying used things instead of new things. Start going to thrift stores! You won't believe all the things you can find there. Shopping at thrift stores is good in so many ways!  First, it's recycling! Every thrift store purchase you make is keeping an item out of the landfill. Also, many thrift stores have their earnings go to a good cause. Third, if you shop at thrift stores instead of regular stores, you will save tons of money! Thrift stores are great for finding so many things: kids toys (most are washable), small appliances, Pyrex glassware, picture frames, and washable items like clothes and bedding. Of course it's key to buy things you need, not random things you don't need. Easier said than done, but well..keep trying.

Other great places for buying used things are yard sales and Craigslist! Yard sales are especially great for kids toys and clothes, but also for so many other things.

A small don't: don't go to Starbucks. Why not? Have you ever calculated the cost per month of a Starbucks habit? Or the calories per month? Make your own coffee at home or at work, with a simple drip coffee maker. The thrift stores are full of perfectly fine regular coffee makers, now that marketing has convinced many people they need a $1000-plus coffee apparatus. Don't even get me started on that...!

That's all for tonight.
Good night, future retirees!
Ann