tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44803729148174225032011-07-08T04:22:54.447-04:00This blog is about living a frugal lifestyle and the unexpected compensations for doing so.Planet Frugalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00953226073196997300noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480372914817422503.post-68965764017573438692008-05-24T13:59:00.012-04:002008-06-18T20:41:51.489-04:00<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">It seems that the link between consumerism and trashing of the environment is awfully strong. This is clearly a downside of buying so much stuff. I can’t help but notice that there seems to be another huge downside and that is that you often end up with nothing but a plastic gnome or two and a huge credit card bill.<br /><o:p><br /></o:p>Fortunately for us all, an upside of frugality is that buying less not only makes you wealthier but is also one of the better things you can do for the environment. Feels good all the way around<span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="">:)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style=""></span></span></p> <div class="ImgColumn"> <div class="ItemPic"><a href="http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4888258"><img src="http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/01/12/99/62/61/0112996261830_100X100.jpg" alt="Personalized Garden Gnome" border="0" height="100" width="100" /></a></div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://www.walmart.com/js/custom_cd_popup.js"></script> </div> <div class="PriceColumn"> <div class="PriceBox"> <div class="ItemFlag"><img src="http://www.walmart.com/i/if/item/icn_personalize_it.gif" alt="Personalize It" class="ItemFlagSpacing" border="0" /></div> <div class="PriceDisplay"> <div class="PriceXLBold">$19.97</div> </div> <div class="ItemStatus"> <div class="s2sBlock"><br /></div> </div> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style=""></span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4480372914817422503-6896576401757343869?l=planetfrugal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Planet Frugalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00953226073196997300noreply@blogger.com0