Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

I think it's possible to want to have the tools that make life easier, to be more creative, to help live in a way we feel is 'better', and still be sustainable. But that means not buying things you'll turn around and throw away in a day, a week, a year. Buying things that will last decades, a lifetime, more than a lifetime. When you buy things over and over and over, you're multiplying your impact on the planet in the worst way possible, wasting resources by simply becoming an intermediary between production and the dump.

I used to always buy 'the latest and greatest' computer, try to be on the 'leading edge' of tech, for no purpose other than to have the newest toys, even when the difference between what I needed and what I already had was nonexistent. It took me far too long to realize I needed to be more intentional and conscious about my buying patterns.