Is A&E’s “Hoarders” Sending the Wrong Message?
By this point, most of us have seen an episode of A&E’s incredibly popular series “Hoarders,” which is only slightly outperformed in the ratings by the cable channel’s other staple program “Intervention.” Both of these programs claim to be educational, enlightening the public about the dangers of compulsive “stuff collection” in the case of “Hoarders” or addictions in the case of “Intervention.” Both also claim to “do good” by providing resources for [...]
NFL Season Means a Touchdown in Overconsumption
The NFL kicks off its season opener this week, and that means that most of the nation will suddenly begin losing its Sundays to the comfort of the couch, the excitement of the game and (probably) pizza, chicken wings and beer. We love the NFL, and, like many Americans, we wait all year for the season to begin. Will Favre return? Who will be the surprise team? Will the Madden Curse prove [...]
Don’t Let the New Credit Card Laws Take You out of the Postconsumer Game
In good news, the restrictions on the types of (abusive) fees that credit card companies can charge clients are now in full effect. You can’t have a late payment fee of more than $25, and the late payment fee can’t exceed what your monthly payment would have been. That’s good news, since outrageous late fees were one way that credit card companies used to ensure that people stayed in debt if they [...]
James Cameron: Saving the Planet?
Perhaps you thought that “Avatar” was just a glorified version of “Fern Gully.” Or perhaps you loved it without bounds and were offended when its creator and director, James Cameron, didn’t win an Oscar for it. We’ll be honest before we continue writing. We were huge fans of the movie, its message and its stunning visual effects. But that doesn’t mean that some people don’t think James Cameron is a bit of [...]
Satisfaction Tip: Learn to Knit for Fall
Fall is just around the corner, and for many of us that means not only will the weather get cooler and we’ll need to dress warmer, but also that we’ll be spending more time indoors. We like to give tips on the Postconsumers Blog about hobbies and activities that we can all do in order to try to find things that bring us satisfaction. In honor of the seasonal turn that’s about [...]
Stop! Put Down the Cell Phone for a Minute!
It is, in fact, possible that you are even reading this blog post on a cell phone, in which case we certainly don’t want you to put the phone down until after you’ve finished this blog post and thought about what it says! However, on the road to satisfaction, the cell phone can be a distraction. Here are some ways that the cell phone can get in your way of finding the [...]
Simplifying Tip: Unsubscribe to Your “Deals” Newsletters
When you log into your email each morning, how many spam messages do you have? Chances are that it’s a lot! But chances are also fairly high that at least some of those spam messages are messages that you chose to receive. How many times have you signed up for an email or a newsletter from a company or organization that promises to deliver deals and special offers to you? And how many [...]
Quote of the Week: Have You Done What You Wanted To?
If there’s one thing that we can all agree on about Angelina Jolie, it’s that you probably either love her or hate her! There aren’t a lot of middle ground opinions about one of America’s biggest female stars who’s just as famous for her activism and her huge family with partner Brad Pitt. Another thing that we can agree on is that Angelina Jolie is not afraid to tell you what she’s [...]
Summer Blockbuster Movies: A Tribute to Over-Consumption
Let us begin by saying that we are not about to suggest we all stop going to see summer blockbuster movies. Truth be told, we went out and saw “Inception” on opening night (and, by the way, kudos to Leonardo DiCaprio for convincing the film studio to use primarily renewable solar energy on the film’s set). However, we think that one of the keys to being a good postconsumer is to simply [...]
Do You Fall Prey to Viral Video Advertising?
In the last six months, the internet has been taken over by one and only one video. It’s the “Old Spice Guy” video, and if you haven’t seen it, that makes you one of only a handful of people. The video stars the now famous Isaiah Mustafa as “The Old Spice Guy”, who not only smells incredibly good, he’s also the best looking man in the world who can accomplish the most [...]
