Stop Shopping, Try Swapping
June 19th, 2010 | Comments
Tags: budget, green, Shopping, simple pleasures
Sentimental B’s have cornucopias of junk. Plastic containers, bags, shoe boxes all overloaded with gadgets and gizmos of all shape and size. Belts, watches, candle holders, mirrors, bracelets, keychains, wing-dings, do-hickies, whatchamacallits.  And yet everyone invests in these same objects again and again. All the B’s on your street are buying the same stuff. Why not organize a swap? An overbought, underused objects of desire library?
The allure of a new treasure vanishes after a little while… give it a couple weeks, a month, and the glow of the buying rush fades; soon that cherished chia pet is growing dreadlocks in a corner. Share him! Make some other B’s day.
Invite trustworthy friends to join. Label objects. Rotate in and out monthly.
Swapping: It’s green, thrifty, and keeps life fresh.
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