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Not shopping with kids

by Angela 01.26.2010

One huge advantage of our carfree lifestyle is that we don’t shop very much. I believe being without a car means fewer shopping trips, but I don’t have any research to back me up. If you’ve seen any, please leave a comment! I did find a study today that shows shopping trips are the most [...]

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Blogging for dollars

by Angela 08.19.2009

Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about the controversy over “mommy bloggers” accepting payment or goods from companies.* If the coverage hasn’t gotten to you, try the Newsweek piece, or the NPR piece. Off and on, I’ve wondered if we should host some advertising on this blog. After all, we put energy into the [...]

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Retail Therapy

by Angela 05.18.2009

I’ve learned something about myself in the past couple of weeks — I’m not immune to retail therapy. Since Dorea got diagnosed with a semi-rare pregnancy complication, we’ve been bleeding money. Some of the spending is legit. She’s been having acupuncture appointments and we’ve spent money on medications of various sorts. But looking at my [...]

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Making Choices: Frugality, the Environment, or Social Justice

by Angela 01.30.2009

I stumbled into the carfree lifestyle because I’m a cheapskate. I’m allergic to spending money, and cars drink up a lot of money. I get to feel overly proud of not owning a car because I’m being environmentally responsible. Living without a car brings two of my core values together. But those values are often [...]

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Resolutions Part III: No Stumbling Block

by Angela 12.30.2008

In the past two posts, I’ve talked about tackling your new-years resolutions using the Floss-A-Tooth method, but not every resolution can be tackled by simply developing one new habit. What if you want to spend less money or become less dependent on your car? The Talmud interprets the commandment not to “place a stumbling block [...]

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