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The Budget Activist: Power in Numbers: How to Find the Right Partnerships

It’s not easy to be a lone wolf, and it can be crucial to your success to find a team of advocates to back your…

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My Buy Nothing – Or At Least Nothing New – Home

How do we afford to eat at least 80% organic on two freelancer incomes? Being frugal and resourceful in other aspects of our lives plays…

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Make Money, Do Social Good, and Avoid Landfills: How to Do the Most Good Discarding Unwanted Items

Did you read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up? Did it lead you to throw away every item in your house or was the only thing…

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Buy Nothing Project Group Update

Since I started Philadelphia’s first Buy Nothing Project, the group has exploded locally (as well as globally, headed by their dedicated admin team). The local launch…

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Join the Buy Nothing Project to Freely Give and Receive

Have you heard of the Buy Nothing Project? A collection of independent Facebook groups popping up across the country, this project sets itself apart from Craigslist and…

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