tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post536548838860868662..comments2023-11-28T12:55:25.154-06:00Comments on Simple - Green - Frugal: Not Buying It - A Book ReviewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-39924560571781434312009-04-12T17:44:00.000-05:002009-04-12T17:44:00.000-05:00Beany - I see what you mean about not really likin...Beany - I see what you mean about not really liking the message. I perused through it. Yikes!hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-39296751266351364422009-04-11T20:07:00.000-05:002009-04-11T20:07:00.000-05:00Beany - Thanks for the link. I'm always up for a f...Beany - Thanks for the link. I'm always up for a free book :)hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-27293911611126789712009-04-10T15:58:00.000-05:002009-04-10T15:58:00.000-05:00I read "Steal this Book" in 2001 and it was one of...I read <A HREF="http://www.tenant.net/Community/steal/steal.html" REL="nofollow">"Steal this Book"</A> in 2001 and it was one of the first books that I think turned my mind around to an alternative view point. I don't like much of the message, but I like the fact that it is very different. The book is free btw.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-82605499091238281292009-04-10T15:41:00.000-05:002009-04-10T15:41:00.000-05:00blondeoverboard - There's something about finishin...blondeoverboard - There's something about finishing a book, hoping it gets better in the end. I do the same thing.<BR/><BR/>Chile - Thanks for the book recommendations! Those are two I don't currently have on my list (and I'm always on the lookout for a good read)!<BR/><BR/>Beany - I know what you mean about not being able to relate to the author. Oh, and that makes two recommendations for the Charles Long book. I wonder if our library has it...<BR/><BR/>Angela- I suppose it's good to have the other perspective, but I too like to concentrate on the positive. If I had read this book before i started my journey, I'm not sure I would have started, which is sad because it has been life changing in a wonderful way!<BR/><BR/>Michelle - Maybe these books Chile recommends will be more along the lines of what we're looking for - something challenging but uplifting at the same time.hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-13279321490230068242009-04-10T13:42:00.000-05:002009-04-10T13:42:00.000-05:00I read it too and was not as excited about it afte...I read it too and was not as excited about it after I read it as I was before I read it...Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908345188374273733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-10524322246643080862009-04-10T13:37:00.000-05:002009-04-10T13:37:00.000-05:00This is so interesting to me because this book is ...This is so interesting to me because this book is on my list but I haven't read it yet. I think I had a feeling I would be irritated by it because when a friend of mine found out I was joining The Compact and writing a blog about it she told me about how the author of this book had bought the really expensive stuff the day before they started their year. And she also felt it was obvious that their main motivation was to get a book contract.<BR/><BR/>She seemed to relate what I was doing to what they were doing.<BR/>I am much more focused on the positive aspect of less consumption. I wasn't a huge consumer anyway, so it's not a 180 degree shift. <BR/><BR/>I'm still curious to read the book. Thanks for your take on it. And congrats on The Blogging Bookworm spot- that's great!Angelahttp://myyearwithoutspending.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-72768863461452548112009-04-10T12:02:00.000-05:002009-04-10T12:02:00.000-05:00I liked Charles Long's Living without a Salary boo...I liked Charles Long's Living without a Salary book. Not all the ideas were useful, but I liked his out of the box thinking. Now if someone would write a similar book for the U.S. audience...Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-47144733956809556392009-04-10T12:01:00.000-05:002009-04-10T12:01:00.000-05:00I thought I had reviewed it, but I guess I didn't....I thought I had reviewed it, but I guess I didn't. I felt very similar to you after I read it. I was very annoyed to read about her political views too. I read the book to read about her experience on non-consumerism.<BR/><BR/>The book initially irritated me because they made all these expensive consumer purchases before midnight when their non-consumerism year would begin. I wondered why they were bothering. <BR/><BR/>I guess I disliked the book because I was not the target audience and couldn't relate to the author. I also don't understand people who have this compulsion to buy, buy, buy. <BR/><BR/>I sound whiny...don't I?Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-35391900909701503982009-04-10T11:58:00.000-05:002009-04-10T11:58:00.000-05:00I bought "Not Buying It" when it came out, also wi...I bought "Not Buying It" when it came out, also with great expectations. I was, like you, disappointed. Perhaps I expected more after devouring many books on thrift and frugal living - how-to books as well as more philosophical ones. This one did not measure up.<BR/><BR/>For more on the philosophy of buying less, I'd highly recommend Doris Janzen Longacre's "More with Less" book and Charles Long's "How to Survive without a Salary".Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-87596301785249205062009-04-10T10:21:00.000-05:002009-04-10T10:21:00.000-05:00i felt much the same. after reading affluenza i w...i felt much the same. after reading affluenza i was looking forward to this book. i had to force myself to finish it and i'm not certain why i did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-45620494073525238962009-04-10T08:46:00.000-05:002009-04-10T08:46:00.000-05:00Gamer Girl - Oh, what a neat way to read a book (r...Gamer Girl - Oh, what a neat way to read a book (re: the comments). Thanks for linking in your review!<BR/><BR/>Raven - I guess I was thinking that it wasn't so much the politics weren't relevant to today in terms of time, but that the politics weren't relevant so much to her message in the book. It seemed like she was going off on a tangent. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you enjoyed the book though! It's great to hear someone else's perspective!<BR/><BR/>littleecofootprints - You're very welcome. The good news is you can read it for free if you do decide to take a look!hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-48382117906173797782009-04-10T08:18:00.000-05:002009-04-10T08:18:00.000-05:00I havn't read it. I was going to and was looking f...I havn't read it. I was going to and was looking forward to it - but then my sister read it first and gave it such a bad review I didn't bother. Thanks for the honest review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-57694317115169668452009-04-10T07:05:00.000-05:002009-04-10T07:05:00.000-05:00I read the book when it first came out--when the p...I read the book when it first came out--when the politics seemed more relevant, I suspect, and when the ideas seemed fresher than they might not when "everyone is doing it"--and I loved it. The book was transformative for me. (Of course, there were moments when I recognized in the author my own tendency to over-analyze each little stupid pinhead of an idea, too...)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543197858284977937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-89359452828489825892009-04-10T06:35:00.000-05:002009-04-10T06:35:00.000-05:00I'll be honest, I'm not sure why I bothered to fin...I'll be honest, I'm not sure why I bothered to finish the book. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one. I really had looked forward to reading it.<BR/><BR/>The positive was, that I got it through bookmooch and two people had already written comments in the margin, which I thought was a great plus to the experience. I added my own thoughts and I'd like to think the person who mooched from me did the same. :)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, my review is here: http://gaminggirl.blogspot.com/2008/07/book-review-not-buying-it-my-year.htmlGamer Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765394921010391986noreply@blogger.com