Comments on: Eco Links: Black Friday Edition http://frugallygreen.org/eco-links-black-friday-edition/ Saving Earth one dollar at a time Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:04:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tyler http://frugallygreen.org/eco-links-black-friday-edition/#comment-798 Tyler Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:53:08 +0000 http://frugallygreen.org/?p=1240#comment-798 Alison, Less certainly can be more, can't it? Beth, My pleasure. It was fun to read all the responses. Alison,

Less certainly can be more, can’t it?

Beth,

My pleasure. It was fun to read all the responses.

]]> By: Beth http://frugallygreen.org/eco-links-black-friday-edition/#comment-797 Beth Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:03:59 +0000 http://frugallygreen.org/?p=1240#comment-797 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. 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.

]]> By: Alison Wiley http://frugallygreen.org/eco-links-black-friday-edition/#comment-795 Alison Wiley Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:43:55 +0000 http://frugallygreen.org/?p=1240#comment-795 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. 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.

]]> By: Tyler http://frugallygreen.org/eco-links-black-friday-edition/#comment-788 Tyler Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:40:56 +0000 http://frugallygreen.org/?p=1240#comment-788 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! 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!

]]> By: ConsciouslyFrugal http://frugallygreen.org/eco-links-black-friday-edition/#comment-786 ConsciouslyFrugal Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:06:02 +0000 http://frugallygreen.org/?p=1240#comment-786 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?!?! 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?!?!

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