Ditch the media! Allmost all media is bad for the environment, and bad for the saver.
I watch the occasional flick on TV, my pregnancy cravings when I do tend to be for things not in the house, and not to cheap either, come to think of it generally not to healthy.
When I read a mag, I skip the ads trained my brain to ignore them, but I do read the articles, so an article for a cool new game ahs me wanting one, or at the least wanting a similar game, at 30 -50 $ per game that is quite a splurge right now.
Even books, if they are the wrong ones, can make life difficult, I read an article once about a woman who was gungho on savings but constantly found herself up against wants, she wanted what she saw, pretty natural, but if we avoid staring and more importantly Glamorizing the 'stuff' we can avoid most of the wants, less wants =less stuff=cheaper house. And the less stuff is better for the environment
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Course I still want some shelving in my livingroom and bedroom