I myself rarely buy new clothing or furniture and thrift almost everything. But it’s easy living in a city with a lot of second hand/vintage/thrift shops. I can’t remember the last time that I bought any new clothes or something. And a lot of stores here have good quality name brand stuff like Levi’s, Fjällräven, Wrangler etc so even though it’s not new, it will last a lot of years still.

I also try to keep extra waste at a minimum. Soap bars, safety razor, shaving bar etc all allowed me to reduce my (mostly plastic) waste.

I don’t eat meat and try not to buy too much packaged food (if possible).

I live in a big city so I rarely use a car. I walk/bike/public transport almost everywhere.

How about you?

  • @Abraman
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    62 years ago

    Ever since I realized how much capitalism has killed the concept of being able to repair something that’s broken in lieu of just throwing it away and purchasing something new I’ve tried my best to start doing things like sewing up holes in socks and stuff instead of just buying a new pair. Just little stuff at first but eventually I’d like to be able to repair most everything I use