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    POPS    Shop in the Free/Re-conomy: Gain huge purchasing leverage
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  6-9-2009   
     Food for thought! This is just the impact from ONE transaction. How many purchases do you make that could be made in the FREeconomy...?
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    POPS    The Ultimate Cheapskate - On CanadaAM (CTV)
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  3-18-2009   
     ...tomorrow morning. CTV CanadaAM is a national broadcast.
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    POPS    Coupons: Clicking instead of clipping
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  3-12-2009    1
     This was featured on Global National News (Canada) on March 11, 2009.
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    POPS    Mar 13/14: Peaches to the Beaches Garage Sale (Golden Isles, GA)
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  3-10-2009   
     A two day annual event.
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    POPS    The Scavengers Manifesto
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  3-10-2009   
     Recently featured in the Seattle Post Intelligencer... caught my eye! http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/402890_scavenge10.html
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    POPS    Shoes: Repair, don't replace!
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  3-10-2009    1
     It's better financially... contrary to popular belief. /e
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    POPS    Save Money on a Funeral
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  3-7-2009   
     Good tip!
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    POPS    Confessions of a bottom feeder
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  2-6-2009    1
     Looks like an appealing lifestyle!
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    POPS    In praise of tiny houses
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  1-20-2009   
     Under 1000 sq ft. How much space do we really need... really! /e
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    POPS    Short sizing - Your incredible shrinking groceries
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  1-15-2009    2
     It should be criminal to deceive the public like this.
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    POPS    Psst, Santa! Have your elves heard about freecycling?
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  12-21-2008   
     Freecycling, in its various incarnations and flavors has become a substantial movement in the new millennium. /e
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    POPS    Saving a "latte" money
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  12-10-2008   
     Amazing... the power of compound interest.
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    POPS    Scavenging as a Virtue
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  11-22-2008    1
     I suspect scavenging will be an emerging thing in light of the world-wide economic slump.
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    POPS    The Library Saved Me $1128.27 This Year
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  11-2-2008    4
     Good read for the frugalists among us... /e
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    POPS    Freeganism
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  11-1-2008   
     Freegans - The ultimate frugalists http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeganism Freeganism is an anti-consumerist lifestyle whereby people employ alternative living strategies based on "limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources". The website freegan.info states that freegans "embrace community, generosity, social concern, freedom, cooperation, and sharing in opposition to a society based on materialism, moral apathy, competition, conformity, and greed." The lifestyle involves salvaging discarded, unspoiled food from supermarket dumpsters that have passed their display date but haven't passed their edible date. They salvage the food not because they are poor or homeless, but as a political statement. The word "freegan" is a portmanteau of "free" and "vegan". Freeganism started in the mid 1990s, out of the antiglobalization and environmentalist movements. Groups such as Food Not Bombs served free vegetarian and vegan food that wa
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    POPS    Got Kids? Be Frugal
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  11-1-2008   
     Lots of good tips for parents here on being frugal. In Canada, in addition to Freecycle, we also have FULLCIRCLES.org -- a more local, Canadian spin on freecycling.
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    POPS    Alternatives to freecycle
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  10-29-2008   
     Don't like the freecycle attitude? There are TONS of alternatives in the rapidly emerging freecycling movement
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    POPS    Giving it Away...
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  10-8-2008    2
     This is about freecycling in Ottawa, Canada. Nice endorsement!
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    POPS    Repair or Replace
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  10-5-2008   
     Useful guide.
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    POPS    650Watts vs 45Watts: Take your pick
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  9-28-2008    6
     I wasn't aware that there was an LED alternative available for lighting.
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    POPS    Freecycle: Farmer saves 15000% building animal shelter
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  8-4-2008   
     $.50 vs $75... and the pigs don't even know the difference! Shade is shade apparently.
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    POPS    Using "used"... Why not? Good for the environment; good for your wallet
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  6-26-2008    1
     Like EcoGeek says, 'most "stuff" spends 99% of its life sitting around waiting to be used.' So, what's sitting unused in YOUR house? /e
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    POPS    GREEN free-for-all
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  5-7-2008   
     Ottawa Sunday Sun article - May 4th. Introduction to Freeganism, Freecycle, carsharing, bagborroworsteal, bookcrossing. The article says... "There is an Ottawa group. In fact, there are almost 30 geographically dispersed local groups in the National Capital area including 25,000+ locals! Check out our regional hub - http://ottawa.FullCircles.org.
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    POPS    GenXers, Ys -- Now the "YAWNS"
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  5-1-2008   
     Sound boring? Maybe not! YAWNS are folks with disposable incomes who prefer to live simple lives away from excessive consumerism.
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    POPS    ALWAYS Ask for a Better Deal
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  3-6-2008   
     Another tip from the "Everyday Cheapskate".
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    POPS    Fire Starter for Fireplaces
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  3-6-2008   
     Useful tip from the "Everyday Cheapskate"....
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    POPS    "Hand-Me-Down" How to's
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  1-7-2008    2
     This got me thinking and wondering.... How does the "Only Child" ever learn about recycling clothing? Perhaps some kind of BB/BS network exists allowing the "only child" to link up with a Big Brother or Big Sister so they too can experience and learn the value of "hand-me-downs".
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    POPS    Buy Nothing Day - Nov 23 & 24, 2007
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  10-26-2007   
     This is an annual event. It started in the USA but has spread to the rest of the world.
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    POPS    Trip Chaining
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  4-22-2007    2
     This concept was mentioned on CBC radio's Earth Day show this morning. /egs
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    POPS    Freecycle mentioned in "Cottage Life" magazine Sep/06
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  3-9-2007   
     Freecycle gets recommended in the September/October 2006 issue of Cottage Life Magazine.
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    POPS    Ottawa Barter
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  12-29-2006   
     member of the International Barter Alliance.
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    POPS    Cheap Places to Live Rich
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  12-24-2006    1
     Has anyone written a version of this article for Canadians? Canadians can't easily move to US locations. /egs
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    POPS    Buy Nothing Christmas 2006
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  11-24-2006   
     No Remarks
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    POPS    Tips for Financial Independence
    lauriecorona
    by lauriecorona  11-21-2006   
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    POPS    Buy Nothing Day - November 24th, 2006
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  11-12-2006   
     We'll be doing some kind of promotion for BND on the Ottawa FullCircles groups - http://ottawa.fullcircles.org
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    POPS    Living a better life
    egsnyder
    by egsnyder  11-12-2006   
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