9/28/11
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Bricks-and-mortar stores
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Friends
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Leisure shopping
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overspending
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Are You a Shopping Addiction Enabler?
When you shop with friends, are you encouraging each other to overspend?
Writing The Inspired Shopper really got me thinking about how I buy fashion. Currently I have a moratorium on most mainstream brands, and am buying only from those with ethical (but not sustainable) accreditation,...
9/26/11
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Carbon footprint
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Recycling
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Sustainable design
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Furnishing the Future: Fringe Furniture Exhibition Showcases New Design from Old Materials
In its 26-year history the Fringe Furniture Exhibition has proven to be an accurate barometer of emerging talent, trends and ideas in interior design and architecture.
So much so that it now has iconic status as a central part of Melbourne's annual Fringe Festival, a showcase...
9/22/11
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Budget shopping
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frugality
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money
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Be a Creative Stinge – 12 Great Tips for Cutting Your Spending and Saving Money
Discovering new ways to save money and reduce consumption is a creative act - once you're on the journey to frugality and buying less, it never ends. After a while, thinking up new and different ways to save money and consume less becomes a habit.
Below are some of the...
9/18/11
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Decision making
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Emotions
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Intuition
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Letting go
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Relinquishing
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Supermarket shopping
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How to Distinguish Between a Good and Bad Impulse Buy
The impulse buy – the expensive item you come home with when you actually intended to pick up a packet of pasta, a jar of anchovies and some tinned tomatoes – is an institution in our shopping culture. ‘I just bought it on impulse’, we say, or ‘I was just passing and I saw it and I...
9/14/11
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Buying green
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Ethical shopping
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Fairtrade
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Gift giving
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Online retail
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Kylie Kwong Partners with Oxfam to Bring Fairtrade Design to Your Table
Iconic Australian chef and restaurateur Kylie Kwong has launched a stunning range of Fairtrade tableware, soon to be available online and in Oxfam shops within Australia.
The collection includes a soup bowl, rice bowl, Chinese teapot and teacup, all adorned with a striking hand-painted...
9/11/11
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Budget shopping
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frugality
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Recycling
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Green Fingers: Gorgeous Gardens on the Cheap
Want to spruce up your garden but trying to save money? Here are some great tips for developing your garden without the need to hire Jamie Drury!
Cheap and cheerful plants
* Choose hardy plants that are suited to local conditions.
* Use plant cuttings – politely ask for them...
9/5/11
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Children
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Supermarket shopping
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Shop with Your Children without Having a Nervous Breakdown: Nine Great Tips
Shopping with your beloved children in tow is an experience that represents life at its most unpredictable. Depending on what happens, the shopping trip could be a fun adventure or a journey to the outer limits of your sanity! The tips below can help you avoid the pitfalls and turn...
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