tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718743594504287977.post582470347389428154..comments2024-02-02T04:26:58.941-08:00Comments on My Year Without Spending: I'm a Citizen, Not a Consumer!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16599239118658166008noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718743594504287977.post-43422700885212089982010-03-02T13:19:29.590-08:002010-03-02T13:19:29.590-08:00Ever since I read this post, I have noticed the us...Ever since I read this post, I have noticed the use of "consumers" everywhere! I really enjoyed this post.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14336492683401986795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718743594504287977.post-91355982055394751432010-02-20T10:30:03.893-08:002010-02-20T10:30:03.893-08:00Luvkuku-
I noticed you're from Buckeye, AZ- do...Luvkuku-<br />I noticed you're from Buckeye, AZ- do you raise the chickens and eggs to sell, or just for yourself? We have relatives there who would be interested in that. Write to me at my gmail address: barton.angela@gmail.com. I'm curious if you happen to know our niece. Probably not, but sometimes it's a small world!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599239118658166008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718743594504287977.post-91642447552476557392010-02-20T10:13:06.468-08:002010-02-20T10:13:06.468-08:00I totally agree, and have been protesting this for...I totally agree, and have been protesting this for years. It has done absolutely no good at all but hey, maybe I'm responsible for more people noticing and resenting it. Ya think!!!!Luvkukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515603379240021111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718743594504287977.post-62886216229172901812010-02-19T03:11:29.586-08:002010-02-19T03:11:29.586-08:00It's hard to tell people you are giving up buy...It's hard to tell people you are giving up buying new stuff or trying not to feed the consumerism that is epidemic without people thinking you want to be a crazy hermit!!<br /><br />Sharing of services and selling goods in itself isn't bad in my eyes but we have to make sure we reuse and recycle, be carful about not buying stuff we don't need and get away from the mentality of needing all this stuff.... It's killing us!<br /><br />Like you say even us non-consumers are being targeted as consumers now and in some cases it works to bring non-consumers back to buying.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Forest.<br />http://frugalzeitgeist.comForest Parkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779152494293186039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718743594504287977.post-90285485373502703532010-02-18T21:01:55.789-08:002010-02-18T21:01:55.789-08:00I'd love one of those bumper stickers!
As a mo...I'd love one of those bumper stickers!<br />As a mostly non-consumer for at least this year, I'd like to think I was still somebody!<br />And citizen seems to imply you're part of a community, interacting with people, not just things. <br />Great post :)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751638759143499171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718743594504287977.post-63612046125285102010-02-17T22:04:10.772-08:002010-02-17T22:04:10.772-08:00I am tired of "the consumer as savior of our ...I am tired of "the consumer as savior of our economy". I think we should be encouraging people to save and become a little more self-reliant rather than spend beyond their means to save poorly managed businesses.Alea Milhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549333388945700712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718743594504287977.post-25892153276860366022010-02-17T17:13:28.697-08:002010-02-17T17:13:28.697-08:00I HATE consumerism. I love that you are doing the...I HATE consumerism. I love that you are doing the compact. I am going through and getting rid of tons of stuff lately! It feels so good!!Mrs. Moneyhttp://www.ultimatemoneyblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718743594504287977.post-35857372799850697172010-02-17T13:01:37.230-08:002010-02-17T13:01:37.230-08:00Ultimately, I just like the idea of being a voter ...Ultimately, I just like the idea of being a voter with your dollars. Where I spend my money largely reflects the world I support and my values: family farms, thrift/consignment/charitable shops, independent/mom & pop shops and restaurants, companies like Trader Joe's, main street, cruelty-free (non animal-tested) products. No one's perfect (I don't buy organic everything, and do patronize some chains, i.e., Super Cuts). But overall, my bumper sticker would read, "I vote daily with my dollars."Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488301404397970300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718743594504287977.post-45483207754065017092010-02-17T12:30:49.251-08:002010-02-17T12:30:49.251-08:00This is such a great post--it's really given m...This is such a great post--it's really given me food for thought. We're all consumers in that we have to consume food/energy/etc. in order to live. But yeah, hearing about "consumers" all the time does set up a connection between capitalism and democracy that I don't like. Let's all be citizens instead. :)Elizabeth Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327405207894728455noreply@blogger.com