Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

I remember hearing about how the wealthy used to have drapes on windows that were so long that they laid all over the floor...and the purpose was to let people know that they had the money to "waste" the material. I have always wondered if people in this country today have that same mindframe---more is better, it shows that they can afford to be frivolous. But maybe it does go further, to some hole they have inside themselves.

But I will say that I do understand waste to a point.....I was not always so aware of what I was doing as I am now. I have always been frugal, but also consumed too much and it was because I never thought about it as waste. I think that there are a lot of people who just don't realize how much they are wasting.

And yes, you do need a compost bin. That friend I was talking about before has one and composts all the pulp from a juicer---and the compost bin was getting so much that she had to buy a second one. But she has lots of wonderful compost to use....I guess that the juicer pulp is great.