Least Eco-Friendly Vacations: Fun That May Not Pay Off
Summer means vacation and travel season. At Postconsumers, we think that vacations are an important part of life and in many cases can be worth the carbon footprint impact of taking them. After all, it’s vital to see, experience and understand the world around us. But some vacations are better (or worse) than others. We want to be clear – we’re not telling you that you shouldn’t go to some of the [...]
Eco-Travel Quote: Travel for the Book of Life
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” Augustine of Hippo Get more quotes like this by following us on the social networks below. Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ […]
“I Love the Get Satisfied Interactive Handbook”
Okay, okay, that could be considered a cheesy title for an article, except that we didn’t write it. We just realized we have been so busy giving you Postconsumers information on this blog that we’ve never taken the time to quickly post some of the reactions that have come in from people taking our 30-minute web course. The short course is produced in cooperation with UCLA and customized to each private user. [...]
About Carol Holst
Carol Holst is based in the Los Angeles area and founded Postconsumers.com in 2010 to celebrate each person’s core values in our hypermaterialistic culture. Using humor and irony, Postconsumers is building a U.S. brand without profit to help society move beyond addictive consumerism and toward the satisfaction of enough. Anyone can be a postconsumer by finding their own idea of enough stuff for now -- whether it’s a lot, a little, or in [...]
Summer Inspiration Quote: Think For Yourself
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” Coco Chanel Get more quotes like this by following us on the social networks below. Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ […]
20 Ways to Take Your Power Back from the Consumer Machine – Part Four
Today is the final article in our series on twenty ways to take back power from the consumer machine. In our first three articles, we focused on hands-on, emotionally intimate and very active solutions. Today, we’re talking more specifically about purchasing and purchasing habits. While the influence of the consumer machine impacts your purchasing habits, the control is always in your hands to change those habits. We know that changing habits, especially [...]
Summer Inspiration Quote: Unfold Your Own Myth
“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” Rumi Get more quotes like this by following us on the social networks below. Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ […]
Summer Inspiration Quote: Feel Strong
“It is not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong.” Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild Get more quotes like this by following us on the social networks below. Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ […]
20 Ways to Take Your Power Back from the Consumer Machine – Part Three
We’re working our way through our summer prep course on how to prepare yourself to separate from the influence of the consumer machine. We are on our third five suggestions out of twenty tips that we love to try to help you to buy only what you need, spend less, live more and find the satisfaction of enough. If you missed the first ten tips, you can find them here and here. Today, [...]
Summer Inspiration Quote: Thoughts of Your Choosing
“Our minds are information vacuums. Either we fill them with thoughts of our choosing or someone else will.” Ray Davis Get more quotes like this by following us on the social networks below. Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ […]
