Marilyn Monroe on Money and Being Wonderful
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Supplement Back-To-School Lessons With Postconsumer Ones
If you’ve made the choice to find the satisfaction of enough for today in your life, welcome to the Postconsumers crew! Resisting the media machine of mass consumerism can be difficult at times, but the rewards are priceless. Knowing what’s enough for you is a powerful lesson to learn, and one that you can pass down to your kids as they start on their own life journey. Of course, giving life lessons to [...]
Steve Jobs on Life and Money
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High School Students: Carpool or Take the Bus to School
High school is a strange place, no matter if you’re still in it or are far, far away from graduation. Between the cliques and the activities and the classes, it can seem like a confusing time. One of the big events that happens in high school is getting your driver’s license, and it seems like the freedom of driving your own car can be right at your fingertips. These days, more and more [...]
The Earth Provides
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Should Your Chicken Sandwich be a Political Statement?
Let us be very clear before we begin this: We are not here to judge what you may or may not think of gay marriage, of Chick-Fil-A or of the limits or lack of that should be applied to the First Amendment. That debate has played itself out on social media, mainstream media and in in-person conversation in a way that we hope will not be repeated any time soon. What we would [...]
Eco-Friendly Tips for Teachers
We’ve talked a lot at Postconsumers about being eco-friendly, no matter your age – but we’ve always talked about students from elementary to college age going green early to pick up on some helpful habits. So we haven’t yet talked about teachers going green in their classrooms. In fact, the classroom is one of the best places to teach kids and teens about being environmentally friendly, because they spend a lot of [...]
Eco-Friendly Dorm Room Tips
It’s August! For a lot of kids that means back to school, but for a lot of graduated teenagers it means a big first move to college that involves a lot of emotions, experience, and – of course – stuff. While it’s a big experience, it can also mean a big opportunity for waste and adding to your carbon footprint. If you’re looking to help your kids green up their dorm room while [...]
Tips for Taking Advantage of Seasonal Summer Produce
By now, we’re all aware of the impact of food miles on the environment. After all, no matter how much we like to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, the resources used to get them to us can be damaging and full of pollution. Not to mention the fact that food that’s been picked early and transported won’t be as tasty as food that was grown nearby and picked at the peak of freshness! [...]
So How’s That Heat Wave Treating You?
In some parts of the country, I hear that it’s not blisteringly hot. That is not true on most of the East Coast where, as you know, people have been dealing with record temperatures and resulting power outages. So, how’s that heat wave treating you? Where I live, we’re known for our beautiful autumn seasons. The summers are hot and humid, but sometime in October things cool down and the leaves turn spectacular [...]
