Some useful new not new things I’ve picked up, loving the packaging as much as the contents.

October is Buy Nothing New Month

Buy Nothing New Month is the global movement for collective, conscientious consumption. 

It’s a little idea, that started in Melbourne and is spreading to the Netherlands and USA. 

It’s a one month challenge to buy nothing new (with the exception of essentials like food, hygiene and medicines) 

Buy Nothing New Month isn’t Buy Nothing New Never. Nor is it about going without. 

It’s literally about taking one month off to really think, “Do I really need it?” If I do, “can I get it second-hand, borrow it or rent it? What are my alternatives? Can I borrow from a friend? Can I swap with my neighbor?” 

It’s about thinking where our stuff comes from (finite resources) and where it goes when we’re done (often landfill) and what are the fantastic alternatives out there to extend the life of our ‘stuff’. 

It’s easy. It’s fun. It’s moving from consumption-driven to community-driven. 

It’s good for us, our wallets and our planet. 

Hop on board! –

See more at: http://www.buynothingnew.com.au/why

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Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.

Will Rogers

I say let me never be complete, I say may I never be content, I say deliver me from Swedish furniture, I say deliver me from clever arts, I say deliver me from clear skin and perfect teeth, I say you have to give up! I say evolve, and let the chips fall where they may!

Tyler Durden― Chuck Palahniuk
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