It goes againest common sense to have so much stuff, have it for a second, then throw it away.
-Patricia Poore, editor and publisher of Garbage magazine
Measure wealth not by the things you have, but by the things for which you would not take money.
-Anonymous
Shopping is the favorite hobby of many Americans. Much of what what they buy is disposable or can’t be repaired or is designed to wear out soon.
Imagine what life would be like if we had fewer material things. Fewer clothes. Fewer cars. Fewer televisions and tape players and telephones. Fewer choices of brands to buy. How would life be different? Would it be richer in some ways?