#spendingstrike — Public Fediverse posts

@MelissaBenyon
Melissa, ARP, I love that! I get that some might be put off by my Toot, which might come across as condescending, but that was not my intent--I just want to help shake people out of their complacency. Making these lifestyle economic changes sounds impossible, but it's way easier than we ever thought, and it comes with the added bonus of greater overall life satisfaction and less daily stress. Tx for the Reply!
#SpendingStrike

@MelissaBenyon One #SpendingStrike idea (I hope it fits) is buying used, and seeing if your local library has volunteer "Fix it"days where you can bring in small appliances for repair instead of buying a new one.

I'd also suggest if people don't want to buy a new PC for the "privilege" of running Windows 11, consider trying out the free Linux Operating system to get years more useful life out out a computer that the large corporations wants you to think is obsolete.

My #OptOut #SpendingStrike post today is a bit ironic. We get fish heads and frames from the cleaning table at the boat ramp and slow cook them using solar power, with rice and garden veg to feed our dog. This weekend it was a huge Spanish Mackerel, a fortnight's food for her, and not enough recycled plastic takeaway containers to freeze it in. My partner wanted to buy some - cheap, easy - and it took a lot of resolve to hold out and go beg and borrow enough plastic to store our free fish.

@MelissaBenyon @Ruth_Mottram

I really like the #spendingStrike idea.

In theory, #bigCorps should be easy to control; stop buying their products or develop and support alternatives.

As Bill Mckibbins says, we are many and they are few.

#democracy is more than how we vote.