Jared Blumenfeld's Save The Earth, Buy Less

In “Save the Earth, Buy Less,” Jared Blumenfeld points out, “Americans have become deeply addicted to consuming. If it’s cool, if it’s trendy, if it’s shiny, we buy it” (par. 6). In today’s brand conscious world, everyone likes to buy new things in order to look modern and more fashioned. In my opinion, this concept is destroying society by increasing: personal debt, poverty, and unemployment. Furthermore, this concept is also time wasting because everyday people go to the stores and they spend hours in there, just searching the products that are on clearance, which they don’t even need. This valuable time could be spent on other fun activities or even work, which will benefit us financially and it will also provide us much needed entertainment …show more content…
But in my opinion, this is deceptive as all it is doing is helping unnecessary industries and multinationals. These multinational companies are taking our money, which we could spend on other causes. These multinationals purposely introduce new products every year just to gain our money. Some people like to spend money who have better-paying jobs but poor people who can't afford essential things are not going not spend on these useless products. Americans live in a disposable culture, yet there are three areas where we could improve our own habits to create a better environment. I believe we should not spend our money on buying latest models of phones and electronics, bags and shoes, and cars. First of all, everyone needs a cell phone in order to communicate with each other, but we have turned this useful invention to show off. These days everyone wants to buy an iPhone regardless of their age and financial status. I have seen so many elementary school kids with an iPhone, which they don't even …show more content…
First of all, people need to manage their monthly budget that they will only spend money on primary necessities. It is allowable that at the end of the month they want to buy a certain thing but in one condition when the money they spend is less than the budgeted. Second, stop joining any socialite clubs which is not healthy to those people whose financial condition cannot support them. By doing so, women especially will stop comparing their life to other women with high-end lifestyle. Third, join the social-oriented organization to be volunteers on charity activities which will make people widen their eyes to see that there are still thousands of people dying for food and health. I do believe that in this day and age, consumerism is unavoidable among the society but it is their choice to live their life easily without getting trapped on unnecessary debt or they want their life to be luxurious, but they are haunted by the debt collector. I believe that online shopping has also increased the trend of buying unnecessary items. Online shopping is easy and convenient with the use of the high-speed internet. Now at the comfort of their homes, people can sit before the computer, browse through different products and order them at the click of a mouse. They no longer have to drive through the busy