Tag Archives: capitalism

Rad quotes from “The Minimalists”

Posted on January 27, 2017 by problogic

In case you have never heard of The Minimalists, they are two gentlemen, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, who have jettisoned rampant consumptive consumerism and adopted a lifestyle of minimalism. In other words, they have rejected the continuous accumulation … Continue reading →

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Release your inner socialist this holiday season

Posted on December 7, 2011 by problogic

In 2010, the adults in my family began a new tradition for the holidays. Instead of buying bazillions of unnecessary goodies for each other, we decided to make a donation to a worthwhile charity in each other’s name. We still … Continue reading →

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Draining Wall Street’s piggy banks

Posted on October 24, 2011 by problogic

To me, one of the best ideas to garner increased attention through the Occupy movement has been the move your money project. What better way for the 99% of us to kick Wall Street’s ass than to transfer our collective … Continue reading →

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An interesting comparison…

Posted on August 30, 2011 by problogic
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