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Joys of Buy Nothing Groups

This past Christmas, partly as an experiment in avoiding the commerce of the holidays, I got my entire extended family — 14 people — thoughtful, personal gifts that fellow Buy Nothing-ers bestowed upon me. (I did this over a period … Continue reading →

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My Father’s Mug

My father opened his apartment door and held out a coffee mug. “It’s a beautiful cup!” he said. “You need to take it.” I wheeled my suitcase into the guest room. “Take the cup!” he said, following behind. I told … Continue reading →

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Charity

Now I can give back, and I’m like, maybe that’s not the point. Maybe you should do that simultaneously with your job.- David Chang Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life … Continue reading →

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Trash or Treasure

This article Goodwill stores have a message: Please stop donating trash  annoyed me. Reading Steeves, of Goodwill Northern New England’s ‘ simple tip” for anyone interested in donating items to a thrift store: “If you wouldn’t give it to your judgy … Continue reading →

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Christmas in July

My boys are young, but I’ve already started incorporating the Santa’s Sacks tradition into our Christmas. Each year our children pick our toys they own but don’t play with anymore to give to other children as extra presents when Santa … Continue reading →

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