I’m already a pretty conscientious consumer, there’s not a whole lot in our lives that we have that we really don’t need. I think I live with a life philosophy that’s a bit like spargett’s. I ride a bike, compost food scraps, try to get the most out of leftovers, have a coffee maker that uses a thermal pot so the heating element doesn’t stay on, use the same piece of paper for my shopping list, folding it around each time, we don’t have a clothes dryer and line dry instead, have a rather smallish refrigerator that consumes less energy, have lights on timers and use energy lamps on them, and most importantly my husband and I both have monthly budgets for our own personal spending that we stick to, the rest goes into savings.
I don’t think our ship could run any tighter at the moment. I don’t feel as though we’re sacrificing anything, though. In fact I feel better because I’ve become more thoughtful about what I use and what I waste.