Book: You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap)
Author: Tammy Strobel
ISBN: 978-1-60868-083-2
U-$1.00-B-0.003856699-BE-260
Go to 2017 Directory of Books & Authors
Go to You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) Table of Contents
Part 2: Finding Happiness Through Simple Living
Chapter 3: Changing Your Relationship with Stuff
Page 37
1. The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard
2. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) means to Leonard as "more stuff. Money money. Just like it sounds, growth means getting bigger."
Page 38
3. The End of Growth by Richard Heinberg
4. Heinberg says, "The subject of happiness was mostly avoided by economists for lack of good ways to measure it; however, in recent years, happiness economists have found ways to combine subjective surveys with objective data (on lifespan, income, and education) to yield data with consistent patterns, making a national happiness index a practical reality."
Page 39
5. Mexico Solidarity Network (MSN)- an organization that advocates for democracy, economic justice, and human rights on both sides of the US-Mexico border.
Page 40
6. Women for Dignity
Page 42
7. As a white, middle-class, privileged American woman, I had spent years chasing after stuff and constantly thirsting for more.
Page 44
8. Traveling to Chiapas was a privilege. Not everyone has the option of flying to Mexico just to "rethink" their worldview.
9. When I visited the Zapatistas, I met a group of people who had a sense of place, of belonging, and who believed deeply in creating powerful, local economies. They didn't need anything more than what they had to do this.
Page 45
10. When you travel, pack less. Rather than bringing along a suitcase loaded with stuff on your next weekend or weeklong adventure, challenge yourself and only bring a backpack. Take note of how the experience makes you feel and what comes up for you in the process.
11. Wait thirty days before buying stuff. Today, if I decide to buy anything new, I wait for thirty days (sometimes longer). Incorporating a waiting period into my routine has helped me avoid impulse purchases and truly think about my needs versus my wants.
Page 46
12. Adopt the "one-in, one-out" rule. Every time I buy something new, I give something to charity.
Author: Tammy Strobel
ISBN: 978-1-60868-083-2
U-$1.00-B-0.003856699-BE-260
Go to 2017 Directory of Books & Authors
Go to You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) Table of Contents
Part 2: Finding Happiness Through Simple Living
Chapter 3: Changing Your Relationship with Stuff
Page 37
1. The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard
2. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) means to Leonard as "more stuff. Money money. Just like it sounds, growth means getting bigger."
Page 38
3. The End of Growth by Richard Heinberg
4. Heinberg says, "The subject of happiness was mostly avoided by economists for lack of good ways to measure it; however, in recent years, happiness economists have found ways to combine subjective surveys with objective data (on lifespan, income, and education) to yield data with consistent patterns, making a national happiness index a practical reality."
Page 39
5. Mexico Solidarity Network (MSN)- an organization that advocates for democracy, economic justice, and human rights on both sides of the US-Mexico border.
Page 40
6. Women for Dignity
Page 42
7. As a white, middle-class, privileged American woman, I had spent years chasing after stuff and constantly thirsting for more.
Page 44
8. Traveling to Chiapas was a privilege. Not everyone has the option of flying to Mexico just to "rethink" their worldview.
9. When I visited the Zapatistas, I met a group of people who had a sense of place, of belonging, and who believed deeply in creating powerful, local economies. They didn't need anything more than what they had to do this.
Page 45
10. When you travel, pack less. Rather than bringing along a suitcase loaded with stuff on your next weekend or weeklong adventure, challenge yourself and only bring a backpack. Take note of how the experience makes you feel and what comes up for you in the process.
11. Wait thirty days before buying stuff. Today, if I decide to buy anything new, I wait for thirty days (sometimes longer). Incorporating a waiting period into my routine has helped me avoid impulse purchases and truly think about my needs versus my wants.
Page 46
12. Adopt the "one-in, one-out" rule. Every time I buy something new, I give something to charity.
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