In keeping with our move toward sustainability, Not Buying Anything is having a Buy Nothing Christmas. The following ideas are offered as support toward helping you celebrate a non-consumer oriented Alternative Christmas. I hope it helps you spend less (or no) money, and enjoy the holidays (and each other) more.
- Avoid shopping between Halloween and the end of January.
- Does Consumer Christmas insult your soul? Dismiss it, and make your own low impact, sustainable tradition to celebrate the season.
- Be brave and do not give in to the sense of obligation that is fueled by people trying to separate you from your money.
- Have a potluck with friends, or a cookie exchange, or both.
- Get together around a blazing hearth to enjoy each others company and talk, sing, share, and laugh.
- Make all the gifts you will give - be creative and share your special talents.
- One year my sister gave me a binder full of song lyrics and chords for guitar. I loved her selection of music and how it was all artfully put together. This could also be done as a cookbook, or photo album, or...
- Spend time instead of money. Sure people like neat things, but they probably like you more - spend some time with them doing something you enjoy.
- If you want to buy gifts, purchase practical things that the recipient would buy anyway - toothpaste, food, fair trade coffee, tea, or chocolate. How about items to increase self-reliance and emergency preparedness? Such gifts are really needed, and will be appreciated.
- Consider that this season is all about helping each other, and often that can be done for free.
Have less. Live more. Help each other.
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