I’m posting extra early today just in case you woke up at 4 Am sitting on the fence about whether or not you’re going to participate in today’s train wreck of a shopping tradition affectionately known as Black Friday.
For many of you it’s already too late. You’re standing in line right now just waiting to push someone’s grandma down and elbow your way to the front of the line for a free doughnut and some cheap socks.
But it’s not too late for you.
If you’ve got your Christmas buying list sorted out and it requires a trip to a big box retailer, then godspeed.
If, on the other hand, you’re headed out just to see what kind of deals you can get, for god’s sake, quietly step away from the computer, get in bed, and get back to dreaming about the enormous meal your body is still struggling to digest.
They don’t call it Black Friday for nothing and, just like Vegas, they don’t keep all those lights on by giving things away.
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If you’re interested in really stepping up your anti-Black Friday game, you might want to join in on the worldwide campaign, also known as buy nothing day. You’ll be in good company as Aldra over at Consciously Frugal will be participating and so will I. Though, I have to admit my efforts will be mostly passive since nearly every day is buy nothing day for me.
Colin at No Impact Man put together a list of his articles that give explicit instructions for how to improve your sustainability. There’s something in there for just about anyone. Give it a run through and pick a few that look interesting to you. This is a great jump start if you’re looking for new ideas.
Just in case you don’t get enough of my and everyone else’s opinion every day, Beth at Smart Family Tips asked 14 environmental bloggers, “What do you think is the most important thing people can do to act in a more environmetally responsible way?” Well, I’m really glad she asked, and I’m even more glad that she asked me. 14 heads are better than 1, I always say.
Finally, if you’re resisting the urge to do any shopping today, but still want to get in on the spending orgy, Josh at The Lazy Environmentalist was kind enough to assemble a small list of the best green gifts for green gadget lovers. Every family has a gadget lover, so why not hook them up with one of Josh’s recommendations for Christmas?
That’s all for this week. See you on Monday as we all recover from a nice long weekend. In the meantime, here are a few carnivals that Frugally Green was featured in this week. Check them out at your leasure:
- The Financial Blogger presents The Festival of Frugality
- The Mighty Bargain hunter put together the Carnival of Money Stories
- The Carnival of the Green was hosted by The Evangelical Ecologist.
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I’m posting extra early today just in case you woke up at 4 Am sitting on the fence about whether or not you were going to participate in today’s train wreck of a shopping tradition affectionately known as Black Friday.
For many of you it’s already too late. You’re standing in line right now just waiting to push someone’s grandma down and elbow your way to the front of the line for a free doughnut and some cheap socks.
But it’s not too late for you.
If you’ve got your Christmas buying list sorted out and it requires a trip to a big box retailer, then godspeed.
If, on the other hand, you’re headed out just to see what kind of deals you can get, for god’s sake, quietly step away from the computer, get in bed, and get back to dreaming about the enormous meal your body is still struggling to digest.
They don’t call it Black Friday for nothing and, just like Vegas, they don’t keep all those lights on by giving money away.
~~~~~
If you’re interested in really stepping up your anti-Black Friday game, you might want to join in on the worldwide campaign, also known as buy nothing day. You’ll be in good company as Aldra over at Consciously Frugal will be participating and so will I. Though, I have to admit my efforts will be mostly passive since nearly every day is buy nothing day for me.
Colin at No Impact Man put together a list of his articles that give explicit instructions for how to improve your sustainability. There’s something in there for just about anyone. Give it a run through and pick a few that look interesting to you. This is a great jump start if you’re looking for new ideas.
Just in case you don’t get enough of my and everyone else’s opinion every day, Beth at Smart Family Tips asked 14 environmental bloggers, “What do you think is the most important thing people can do to act in a more environmetally responsible way?” Well, I’m really glad she asked, and I’m even more glad that she asked me. 14 heads are better than 1, I always say.
Finally, if you’re resisting the urge to do any shopping today, but still want to get in on the spending orgy, Josh at The Lazy Environmentalist was kind enough to assemble a small list of the best green gifts for green gadget lovers. Every family has a gadget lover, so why not hook them up with one of Josh’s recommendations for Christmas?
That’s all for this week. See you on Monday as we all recover from a nice long weekend. In the meantime, here are a few carnivals that Frugally Green was featured in this week. Check them out at your leasure:
- The Financial Blogger presents The Festival of Frugality
- The Mighty Bargain hunter put together the Carnival of Money Stories
- The Carnival of the Green was hosted by The Evangelical Ecologist.
Related posts:
- Eco-Links: No Impact Week Edition
- Eco Links: Eat Less Meat Edition
- Eco Links: Cut the Cord Edition
- Eco Links: Tell One Person Edition
- Eco Links: Romantic Get Away Edition
I did my own sort of participation in the lunacy today–I crafted a couple of gifts. Well, I destroyed one project and will have to start over, but the effort was there!
It’s crazy–I never thought making gifts could be so much fun. Why did I spend all those years shopping for crap when I could repurpose items into fabulous gifts? Why aren’t news programs telling us how we can make 12 gifts using 12 common household items? eh? eh?!?!
Cool Aldra. What kinds of things did you make?
I would guess that the reason you don’t see news programs promoting do-it-yourself Christmas gifts is because they’re supported by advertisers that need you to buy your gifts at big retail stores to be profitable. Follow the money.
Maybe you should take out an advertisement on the 6 o’ clock news promoting a hand-made Christmas!
Tyler, I’m with you: many days are buy-nothing days for me (with the exception of food items) . . . and I’m one of the happiest people I know. I wrote a piece that might be helpful to folks who’d like to spend less over the holidays: http://www.diamondcutlife.org/decoupling-christmas-from-spending/
Hope it’s helpful.
Thanks for the link, Tyler. And thank you for your participation in the Ask the Bloggers post. I think we ended up with a lot of great suggestions.
Alison,
Less certainly can be more, can’t it?
Beth,
My pleasure. It was fun to read all the responses.