Tomorrow is Buy Nothing Day
Tomorrow is Black Friday and Buy Nothing Day. I already know what I’m planning on doing. Have you decided? If you’re leaning toward Buy Nothing Day, but still need a little help deciding what you can do, here are some activities you can try tomorrow…
- Find a BND event.
- Do the obvious - hang with the family, have a cookie baking day, play games, go for a walk, plant a tree, play dress-up, sing, make some crafts, it’s a great day to find a family activity.
- Go to a store, but not to shop, instead stick one of these up quietly.
- Get started on a Buy Nothing Christmas. As BND advocates note, if a Buy Nothing Christmas is too extreme, try selling your family on, “A Buy Less Christmas. Or a $100 Christmas. Or a Regifting Christmas. Or a Green Christmas. Or a Slow-Down Christmas.”
- Join the New Dream Community (all you need is an email). Once you join you’ll gain access to FREE booklets on the following topics:
- Tips for Parenting in a Commercial Culture
- Good Times Made Simple: The Lost Art of Fun
- Simplify the Holidays
- Back to School Buying and Action Guide
- Alternative Gift Fair Guide
Other good reads:
- Give the gift of time this holiday season
- It’s not green Friday folks…
- Buy Nothing Day Tips
- Hypocritical me & the stuff issue
- Homemade Eco Gifts You Can Make for the Holidays!
November current events at Tree Hugging Family - themes, reviews, news, and more…
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Tags: black friday, buy less, buy nothing christmas, Buy-Nothing-Day, buying too much, consumer issues, consumerism, ethical shopping, green-shopping, Shop Green, simplifyRelated Stories
POSTED IN: Simple Living, Stuff Owns You
3 opinions for Tomorrow is Buy Nothing Day
Are You Shopping Tomorrow?
Nov 27, 2008 at 10:25 pm
[...] of Black Friday sales. I’d almost considered signing up at Tree Hugging Family for Buy Nothing Day. And then I did it . . . I saw the sales papers. Oh [...]
Kisha
Nov 29, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Does buying a paper count? lol
Buy Nothing Day
Dec 13, 2008 at 3:56 pm
[...] Even our own b5media blogger, Jennifer at Tree Hugging Family, is talking about Buy Nothing Day. Check out her list of things you can do besides shopping and spending your money. Technorati [...]
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