living poor with style
This is the title of an old book by Ernest Callenbach (who also wrote Ecotopia). I really enjoyed reading it. Although the practical how-to is somewhat dated, the philosophy of the book is right on. I...
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Style and cost aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, it just takes more planning to have style with less money. At the same time, having lots of money allows one to have more options of poor style.
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The whole style thing is funny. I am not stylish, or rather my style is hand me downs, 2nd hand gifts, and old but still works. I have a collection of furniture I inherited from all my friends who...
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Living Poor with Style - I'd love to read that book! It's on Amazon, but I will look at my local libraries first. I do need the practical advice on how to pay bills, get food, etc. on a low budget....
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Another really great, and much shorter, book on living with less is called Unjobbing by Michael Fogler. I don't know if it's still in print, but it is what gave us the courage to start quitting jobs...
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CS - Thanks for giving me the link to Michael BlueJay's site. There's lots of useful info on there that I will have to read about. Funny that you mention bicycling - I am planning to use the bicycle...
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Damn! I *KNOW* Michael Bluejay. He used to come to my house for dinner sometimes, and my housemate did art for his projects. I should go see how he's doing.
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Hey! Are you still in Austin? This is Anne Tagonist, by the way, who lived at Entropy (moment of silence.)
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Yep, I'm still in Austin, been around the corner from Entropy for six years. Are you still in Austin? I suppose you heard that Entropy was sold to a family a few years ago and is no longer Entropy. As...
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Also check out the book" ReadyMade: How to Make [Almost] Everything: A Do-It-Yourself Primer". It shows you how to make furniture and other household stuff out of things like soda cans, telephone...
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A Hand-made Life by William Cooperthwaite is a great book also. It really goes into the why of doing it yourself in a very clear manner. I have done a bit of dumpster diving, but haven't much lately....
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The art was by John, of course. No, I'd moved to Philadelphia and then to Ohio before the sale, otherwise I would have pushed for it. I actually moved to One Dyke Plaza (before that was torn down)...
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Dumpsters .... drool. Of the various derelict bikes around here I have a little blue Schwinn frame picked out, think I may turn that into a nice little singlespeed or 3-speed (front derailer only) and...
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Michael Bluejay, nice tips about the dumpster diving - it does save perfectly good food from going to waste. It's unbelievable how wasteful we are. I sometimes pick up stuff from the curb and give it...
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I pulled over a hundred feet of 5/8" rebar out a dumpster last week. Most of it was in 7+ foot lengths. I went by the same dumpster yesterday and pulled half a sheet of 3/4" plywood out of it. It was...
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Picking up stuff is great, milk crates are great for putting on the back of my motorcycle for a literal milk run, carry 2 gallons and still room for eggs. You can't have too many milk crates.
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Kitty litter buckets are fantastic as well. They're great for bike bags, harvesting food and hauling weeds, holding kindling, vermicomposting, etc. c
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I read this book when I was 19 years old and it has been one of the pivotal points of my life. Who would have known.
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