Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Great Resources to Inspire a Change in our Consumption

www.storyofstuff.com- amazing (and short) video on the cycle and impact of things. Good for kids too.

Maxed Out- 2006 documentary on the debt problem in America (by the creator of Fast Food Nation)

Affluenza: The All Consuming Epidemic book depicting the plight of consumerism by David Wann

Affluenza and Escape from Affluenza: two documentaries produced by PBS which were based on the book

Your Money or Your Life- book by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin on how to realign your spending with your values

The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don’t Need- sociology book by Juliet Schor exploring over-consumption in the U.S.

Voluntary Simplicity- book by Duane Elgin which was at the forefront of the simplicity movement of the 80’s and 90’s.

Living Simply with Children: A Voluntary Simplicity Guide for Moms, Dads, and Kids, Who Want to Reclaim the Bliss of Childhood and the Joy of Parenting, by Marie Sherlock.

1 comment:

Jane said...

Hi Kym,

Would love to see more of your wisdom on this - I just found your Good Housekeeping article and thought it was great. I'm up to day 5 of a year long no spend challenge here, so I'm very inspired to hear about what your family got out of it.

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