Here's how you can save thousands of dollars while helping protect the planet.
"No New Things" is a sustainability challenge that's both good for saving money and the planet."The average American household has 300,000 things," according to sustainability expert Ashlee Piper. "We have more storage units than subways, McDonald's and Starbucks combined.""When I was needing clothing, things for my home supplies, makeup -- things like that -- I was using what I had first," said Piper.
If Piper did need something, she said she could shop -- as long as it was secondhand. She said she turned to platforms that sell or trade used goods like Facebook Marketplace, eBay and Freecycle. Challenge participants begin by writing down all the things each individual or household will need. If it's an item that's traditionally purchased new, then write that down and make a note next to it detailing how it could possibly be acquired in a different way."Every way that we purchase things, especially nowadays, is geared towards that immediacy," said Piper.
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