Paul and I watched a great documentary on Netflix last week called Dive. It's about a group of twenty-something adults in the LA area who sustain themselves by dumpster diving. They would go to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, etc at night and take GREAT food out of the dumpster. Of course they had to dig through some yucky stuff too, but it was evident they were eating very high on the hog. Free range eggs, grass fed meats, organic produce. You get the idea. The amount of great stuff going to waste was disarming, especially taking into consideration the hunger epidemic plaguing our nation and world. Check out the show, it's worth 45 minutes.
Anyways, that show got me thinking about wastefullness, and how I am personally guilty of it. As always, the thought of the New Year gets me thinking about goals. By the end of watching that show, I knew my 2012 goal. NO RETAIL SHOPPING. Wow! Lots of details to follow! I could not be more excited, and I hope you'll be part of the journey.
This is obviously not a new idea, but it's new to me. I was even more motivated by reading a few stories such as:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/19/credit-card-crunch-budget
http://www.blogher.com/year-not-shopping
Happy New Year everyone!
http://www.myyearwithoutspending.com/
