Borrowing Beats Buying November 28, 2010
Posted by nrhatch in Home & Garden, Less IS More, Sustainable Living.trackback
Share Some Sugar brings together people seeking to share or borrow seldom-used items they would rather not buy.
“There’s so much stuff we already own that’s sitting around in our garages collecting dust,” says Keara Schwartz, founder. “It feels good to share.”
When we borrow a seldom-used item instead of buying our own, we:
* Save money (and space in our garage)
* Strengthen trust and community ties with neighbors.
* Consume less and lower our environmental footprint.
If we loan a seldom used item of ours:
* We feel good. Sharing is caring.
* We develop a sense of community with neighbors.
* We have a chance to meet new people.
Shared items might include: Ladders, Pressure Washers, Party Chairs & Tents, Carpet Steamers, Kayaks, Canoes, Sewing Machines, Bikes, etc.
Interested? Visit Share Some Sugar . . . why buy when you can borrow?
Related article: Share Some Sugar: A Site To Reduce Consumerism Through Sharing (Sierra Club ~ The Green Life)
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Spirit Lights The Way 
I have two sewing machines, wanna swap for something?
Sounds like you’re ready for some bartering! 😉
Or . . . maybe you could give the experiential gift of sewing lessons AND a machine to someone who wants to learn to sew those cute little dolls you make.
Great idea, Nancy. That’s real thinking outside the box.
The internet allows public “bulletin boards” to be so much more accessible and searchable! 🙂
I have a whole collection of power tools and my next door neighbor just comes over and uses what he needs.
We’ve definitely traded tools, time, and talents with neighbors over the years.
We borrow a neighbor’s ladder here . . . and, to save him a trip up the ladder, we check his vents before we put it away.
Especially with the way things are these days. Chainsaws are the one thing I don’t give out. I will cut something up for someone chainsawa can really be dangerous.
They certainly can be . . . better to keep them in the right hands.
Our paper runs a free re-cycle column which does not seem to negatively impact the many garage sales we have. So many people move here with too much and too many things so we also have a practice whereby any articles at the end of our roads/driveways is there for the taking. If not taken, off it goes to the next stage – our recycle center.
I am a big fan for free-cycling and recycling ~ finding new homes for unneeded items keeps them out of the landfills, frees up space in our home, and benefits the recipients.
Win~Win~Win!
you’ve got that part right!