Author: Scott Dannemiller
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN: 0664260683
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The Year without a Purchase is the story of one family's quest to stop shopping and start connecting. Scott Dannemiller and his wife, Gabby, are former missionaries who served in Guatemala. Ten years removed from their vow of simple living, they found themselves on a never-ending treadmill of consumption where each purchase created a desire for more and never led to true satisfaction. The difference between needs and wants had grown very fuzzy, and making that distinction clear again would require drastic action: no nonessential purchases for a whole year. No clothes, no books, no new toys for the kids. If they couldn't eat it or use it up within a year (toilet paper and shampoo, for example), they wouldn't buy it. Filled with humorous wit, curious statistics, and poignant conclusions, the book examines modern America's spending habits and chronicles the highs and lows of dropping out of our consumer culture. As the family bypasses the checkout line to wrestle with the challenges of gift giving, child rearing, and keeping up with the Joneses, they discover important truths about human nature and the secret to finding true joy. The Year without a Purchase offers valuable food for thought for anyone who has ever wanted to reduce stress by shopping less and living more.
The Year without a Purchase
Author: Scott Dannemiller
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN: 0664260683
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The Year without a Purchase is the story of one family's quest to stop shopping and start connecting. Scott Dannemiller and his wife, Gabby, are former missionaries who served in Guatemala. Ten years removed from their vow of simple living, they found themselves on a never-ending treadmill of consumption where each purchase created a desire for more and never led to true satisfaction. The difference between needs and wants had grown very fuzzy, and making that distinction clear again would require drastic action: no nonessential purchases for a whole year. No clothes, no books, no new toys for the kids. If they couldn't eat it or use it up within a year (toilet paper and shampoo, for example), they wouldn't buy it. Filled with humorous wit, curious statistics, and poignant conclusions, the book examines modern America's spending habits and chronicles the highs and lows of dropping out of our consumer culture. As the family bypasses the checkout line to wrestle with the challenges of gift giving, child rearing, and keeping up with the Joneses, they discover important truths about human nature and the secret to finding true joy. The Year without a Purchase offers valuable food for thought for anyone who has ever wanted to reduce stress by shopping less and living more.
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN: 0664260683
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The Year without a Purchase is the story of one family's quest to stop shopping and start connecting. Scott Dannemiller and his wife, Gabby, are former missionaries who served in Guatemala. Ten years removed from their vow of simple living, they found themselves on a never-ending treadmill of consumption where each purchase created a desire for more and never led to true satisfaction. The difference between needs and wants had grown very fuzzy, and making that distinction clear again would require drastic action: no nonessential purchases for a whole year. No clothes, no books, no new toys for the kids. If they couldn't eat it or use it up within a year (toilet paper and shampoo, for example), they wouldn't buy it. Filled with humorous wit, curious statistics, and poignant conclusions, the book examines modern America's spending habits and chronicles the highs and lows of dropping out of our consumer culture. As the family bypasses the checkout line to wrestle with the challenges of gift giving, child rearing, and keeping up with the Joneses, they discover important truths about human nature and the secret to finding true joy. The Year without a Purchase offers valuable food for thought for anyone who has ever wanted to reduce stress by shopping less and living more.
Coupon Crazy
Author: Mary Potter Kenyon
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 1938301897
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
A fascinating history of this marketing tactic, and why some shoppers take it to extremes—from a longtime expert couponer. Coupon Crazy examines the phenomenon of avid coupon use and the socio-cultural and socioeconomic factors that construct it. By delving into the history of couponing, refunding, the science of shopping, and the dark underbelly of a coupon world the average American doesn’t even know about, Mary Potter Kenyon manages to both fascinate and educate. Readers will meet today’s “Coupon Queens” (and Kings) and learn about an era when trash really was cash. Not just an observer of this ethnographic research, Mary lived it for over thirty years. “My favorite aspect of the entire book was the candid tone Kenyon takes in sharing her story and others. As someone that both uses coupons and teaches couponing practices, I found the book triggering self-reflection at many points: Do I purchase products just because they are on sale? Do I devalue products I’ve gotten for free? Do I allow coupons to inform my purchases or the other way around? If you are a couponer, it’s quite possible you’ll find yourself reflecting on your own shopping habits as you read this book, too.” —Angela Russell, The Coupon Project
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 1938301897
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
A fascinating history of this marketing tactic, and why some shoppers take it to extremes—from a longtime expert couponer. Coupon Crazy examines the phenomenon of avid coupon use and the socio-cultural and socioeconomic factors that construct it. By delving into the history of couponing, refunding, the science of shopping, and the dark underbelly of a coupon world the average American doesn’t even know about, Mary Potter Kenyon manages to both fascinate and educate. Readers will meet today’s “Coupon Queens” (and Kings) and learn about an era when trash really was cash. Not just an observer of this ethnographic research, Mary lived it for over thirty years. “My favorite aspect of the entire book was the candid tone Kenyon takes in sharing her story and others. As someone that both uses coupons and teaches couponing practices, I found the book triggering self-reflection at many points: Do I purchase products just because they are on sale? Do I devalue products I’ve gotten for free? Do I allow coupons to inform my purchases or the other way around? If you are a couponer, it’s quite possible you’ll find yourself reflecting on your own shopping habits as you read this book, too.” —Angela Russell, The Coupon Project
Beyond the Niche
Author: Kathryn Hendershot-Hurd
Publisher: Kathryn Hendershot-Hurd
ISBN: 1601450486
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Beyond The Niche takes you step by step through the process of creating compelling and selling marketing messages. This book will show you how to break through the clutter and create marketing messages that CONNECT with your customers.
Publisher: Kathryn Hendershot-Hurd
ISBN: 1601450486
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Beyond The Niche takes you step by step through the process of creating compelling and selling marketing messages. This book will show you how to break through the clutter and create marketing messages that CONNECT with your customers.
Reflections in the Sun
Author: Louise Cohen
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 125793564X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 125793564X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Thwonk
Author: Joan Bauer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110165791X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Imagine having a personal cupid--an actual winged being--pop into your life and offer to make your dreams come true. The catch is he can help you in only one way: artistically, academically, or romantically. That's what happens to aspiring photographer Allison Jean (A. J.) McCreary. A. J. knows she should concentrate on getting into a top-notch art school. But she's spent five torturous months obsessed with handsome hunk, Peter Terris. Just one shot from the cupid's bow and thownk, A. J. will have the undying devotion of handsome Peter...forever.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110165791X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Imagine having a personal cupid--an actual winged being--pop into your life and offer to make your dreams come true. The catch is he can help you in only one way: artistically, academically, or romantically. That's what happens to aspiring photographer Allison Jean (A. J.) McCreary. A. J. knows she should concentrate on getting into a top-notch art school. But she's spent five torturous months obsessed with handsome hunk, Peter Terris. Just one shot from the cupid's bow and thownk, A. J. will have the undying devotion of handsome Peter...forever.
The Directory of U.S. Trademarks
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computer industry
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computer industry
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trademarks
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trademarks
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Vegetarian Times
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
To do what no other magazine does: Deliver simple, delicious food, plus expert health and lifestyle information, that's exclusively vegetarian but wrapped in a fresh, stylish mainstream package that's inviting to all. Because while vegetarians are a great, vital, passionate niche, their healthy way of eating and the earth-friendly values it inspires appeals to an increasingly large group of Americans. VT's goal: To embrace both.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
To do what no other magazine does: Deliver simple, delicious food, plus expert health and lifestyle information, that's exclusively vegetarian but wrapped in a fresh, stylish mainstream package that's inviting to all. Because while vegetarians are a great, vital, passionate niche, their healthy way of eating and the earth-friendly values it inspires appeals to an increasingly large group of Americans. VT's goal: To embrace both.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Couponing
Author: Rachel Singer Gordon
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101580119
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
• Combines couponing advice with up–to–date online coupon tips and a sensible approach
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101580119
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
• Combines couponing advice with up–to–date online coupon tips and a sensible approach
Gameline
Author: Michigan. Bureau of State Lottery. Marketing Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lotteries
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lotteries
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description