Are you the mayor of stuffville? How much “stuff” do you own that you can live without? Secondhandtips.com is all about promoting a healthy consumer society and realizing the possibilities of saving our planet from the amount of crap that civilization constantly dumps on Mother Nature. Our goal is to educate, entertain and to be […]
Old World Living For A Brave New World
Old World Living Is Lifestyle for A Brave New World is a simply sustainable way to think, decide, and shop in a new world. In fact, it’s so old, that it actually seems novel. Surprisingly, roughly 85% of the world already lives what we would call an old world (old school!) lifestyle. From Italy to […]
Small is the New Big and Antiques Can Get Us There
Bigger is not Better When I think about decorating a space, I consider proportion. Will the décor and furniture “fit.” Rarely do I buy new. American furniture tends to be too big and aesthetically underwhelming (ever been to Ashley’s)? It’s big because it needs to occupy a Mac Mansion, in a big way. Funny thing […]
What’s In Your Trash?
What’s In Your Trash? One of the reasons I am inspired to share my old world lifestyle is to help people learn how to reduce their carbon footprint, simply. From hanging the laundry instead of running the dryer to shopping at a flea market where I find items that I can give a second life […]