shootingstar
05-03-2010, 06:46 PM
Apparently being thrifty is chic these days??? I'm SOOO out of it.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/work/extreme-frugalitys-in-fashion-but-does-it-go-too-far/article1555518/
Excerpt
And it’s why now that Mr. La Rosa has a decent-paying office job, he considers it ludicrous to see his peers unnecessarily live like paupers, trying to one-up each other by buying the cheapest, nastiest brands of beer and wearing threadbare clothes. One acquaintance, for example, is “a trust-fund kid but he dresses like a hobo.”
But because of the lean economy and concerns about the environment, frugality has become fashionable as people seek ways to reduce waste and consumption to save the planet and their pocketbooks. And, as they regard thriftiness as a challenge or test, some are taking it to the extreme – cutting back in ways that are sometimes even unsanitary.
In an interview published by Britain’s The Observer last week, Hollywood actor Vincent Kartheiser, from the hit television show Mad Men, revealed he has given up all material possessions, including temporarily a toilet.
“My house is just a wooden box,” he said, adding he uses his neighbour’s facilities and relishes his austere lifestyle.
So that makes regular cyclists, chic..'cause we're also saving money transportation-wise? :confused::D Boy, let's capitalize on this, by riding on the frugality-hip trend ..for cycling! :p :rolleyes:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/work/extreme-frugalitys-in-fashion-but-does-it-go-too-far/article1555518/
Excerpt
And it’s why now that Mr. La Rosa has a decent-paying office job, he considers it ludicrous to see his peers unnecessarily live like paupers, trying to one-up each other by buying the cheapest, nastiest brands of beer and wearing threadbare clothes. One acquaintance, for example, is “a trust-fund kid but he dresses like a hobo.”
But because of the lean economy and concerns about the environment, frugality has become fashionable as people seek ways to reduce waste and consumption to save the planet and their pocketbooks. And, as they regard thriftiness as a challenge or test, some are taking it to the extreme – cutting back in ways that are sometimes even unsanitary.
In an interview published by Britain’s The Observer last week, Hollywood actor Vincent Kartheiser, from the hit television show Mad Men, revealed he has given up all material possessions, including temporarily a toilet.
“My house is just a wooden box,” he said, adding he uses his neighbour’s facilities and relishes his austere lifestyle.
So that makes regular cyclists, chic..'cause we're also saving money transportation-wise? :confused::D Boy, let's capitalize on this, by riding on the frugality-hip trend ..for cycling! :p :rolleyes: