This week Oprah introduced to many of us, the freegan lifestyle. To my understanding, Freegans are out to make a political statement about how our capitalist society over-consumes and wastes products. They go through restaruant and bakery dumpsters for food, shop at thrift shops and get whatever they can free.
As a newly stay at home mom, I can't get this Freegan lifestyle out of my head. Our family has gone about 3 months with one income with no problems. However, the thought of how hard our family works makes me think about what we are really working for.
I figure that each month we spend about $600 on credit card debt and car and student loans alone. We have 3 TV's, 5 computers, and a garage full of stuff. And I ask why? Why do we have all this stuff? When all I want to do is get closer to God, love and cherish my husband, be a main influence on my children, and leave a legacy of love, stability and opportunity to my children and to their children. (Okay, and maybe I'd like to take a few hip-hop classes, travel a bit, and see Jill Scott perform before I die). But, how do you do this when you're working 50-60 hour work weeks and have nothing more than bills paid and mediocre relationships?
The answer lies in a simpler, more meaningful life. Do I know how to get there? Not really. Not yet. I mean I just watched the show.
Undoubtedly, this freegan lifestyle has me thinking as a stay at home mom, what can I do to spend less? What can I do to have fun, other than shopping? Not that I shop that much, but hey shopping is fun. And how can I be more resourceful? The freakin' freegans got me thinking. That's always good and besides, who knows, dumpster diving sounds kind of exciting. What do you think?
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