tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363346176357438290.post7277614981944008591..comments2024-02-12T04:13:45.144-07:00Comments on Frugal For Life: The Freegan Consumer BehaviourMoney Crashershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01458978398655534075noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363346176357438290.post-10088687519086764532009-03-28T20:35:00.000-06:002009-03-28T20:35:00.000-06:00@LaylaI have another story:My mom used to (probabl...@Layla<BR/>I have another story:<BR/>My mom used to (probably still does) ask my dad about old left-overs in frig - should she toss it or does he want it in his lunch. He usually took it. My Dad, the human garbage. LOL!<BR/><BR/>That is cool that your Grams was a bit of a freegan as well - a good lead to follow.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02508567091434947464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363346176357438290.post-33146635709548728642009-03-28T20:09:00.000-06:002009-03-28T20:09:00.000-06:00lol!! I love the image of your Grandpa scavenging ...lol!! I love the image of your Grandpa scavenging for yummy edible leftovers of the bakery!! :)<BR/><BR/>my Grandma was a sorta-freegan too, found great comic books (which we loved!) & pieces of cloth etc near the local waste container!! <BR/><BR/>I've never eaten food from a dumpster (does food others had wanted to throw away count?;) we kids have found some nifty items in the local Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832545657562957725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363346176357438290.post-33952801368369537412009-03-27T11:18:00.000-06:002009-03-27T11:18:00.000-06:00I am a quasi-freegan... I won't do the food thing,...I am a quasi-freegan... I won't do the food thing, but frugality leads my wife and I to decorate much of our home with other people's throwaways. For example, my wife learned to do golf leafing, and took a solid frame out of the garbage... she refurbished and gold leafed it, and created a piece that was admired in our home for the better part of a decade! Often you can choose to cash out the Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02297947643006068426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363346176357438290.post-23532411689035521912009-03-25T17:54:00.000-06:002009-03-25T17:54:00.000-06:00@J BrownFirst, thanks for reading and commenting.....@J Brown<BR/>First, thanks for reading and commenting...<BR/><BR/>So what are you? I would say you are kind, thoughtful and giving to donate your stuff to others and not trash it. <BR/><BR/>Some cities here in the U.S have very well promoted junk days as well, others not so much and still others don't have one at all. That is great that Germany was behind the recycle/re-using idea!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02508567091434947464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363346176357438290.post-21534792455112988392009-03-25T17:47:00.000-06:002009-03-25T17:47:00.000-06:00so what are you if you give donate to goodwill? wh...so what are you if you give donate to goodwill? what about shopping at flea markets?<BR/><BR/>In Germany, we had junk day. It is bulk trash night, but it was posted on the trash calendar for everyone to remember. This was the night that all the neighbors went for a walk to see if anyone had good junk/treasures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363346176357438290.post-60302234726008020042009-03-25T16:02:00.000-06:002009-03-25T16:02:00.000-06:00@RickRussellTXThanks for stopping by and commentin...@RickRussellTX<BR/>Thanks for stopping by and commenting!<BR/><BR/>I would agree with you, those that CHOOSE to live below the poverty line and not pay taxes, yet use public service, also increase my ire.<BR/><BR/>However, I am hopeful that those who choose to do that are few and far between.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02508567091434947464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363346176357438290.post-17862360050672960052009-03-25T12:49:00.000-06:002009-03-25T12:49:00.000-06:00Where I take exception to freegans: "they choose t...Where I take exception to freegans: <BR/><BR/>"they choose to buy and work as little as possible"<BR/><BR/>Ah. Work as little as possible. That sort of sets the agenda, doesn't it? In the previous iteration of your blog, you quoted an article from a guy who decided to work below the poverty line because he decided that paying taxes was a form of subsidizing the war in Iraq, and he accused regularRickRussellTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423216179713921320noreply@blogger.com