Freeganism

After reading both great essays on the Guerilla Street Art and Freegans, I gained a new understanding on both subjects. Both readers were very descriptive, opening up a compassion in me that I never explored. I enjoyed reading about the Freegans the most due to the fact that I have friends that live a relatively similar lifestyle; however, I call them dumpster divers. I never knew there was an actual definition for someone that lived off of another’s trash. Now I can understand why they do what they do. I can respect the appreciation that Freegans value over what we dispose of. It is beautiful how a whole home could be made of what we believe are scraps. Reading this story tugs at my imagination of what it would be to live this way. I would be able to save so much money and probably find some really cool things. I enjoyed this story because it speaks volumes on how the world can judge a book by its cover without reading it first. We are quick to assume that someone is poor or broke because of how we see them. However, in actuality these are the most resourceful people there are, and I envy that. Guerilla Street Art was both enjoyable and very informative in my opinion. I was hard to choose between the two only because both were very diverse; however, there was something that brought both of these stories together. Both stories reveal a sense of freedom and courage. Guerilla art painted vivid images in my mind; this brought the story to life for me. I always awed at…

the anxiety of buying things over? For example, people who buy food in bulk. I understand that sometimes it is better to buy in large quantities to surrender more and especially money. But there are people who buy double or triple what they need. What we do not think it is in the time it takes to consume everything and there are times to buy things way too damaged or expire. and in the end it all goes to waste, and it was a waste of money. Modern society does not think of the great damage to the…

often at very high interest rates without requiring financial qualifications or providing guidance in how the cards should be used”. (Novotney). People sometimes think before they buy, but because of this opportunity to use the credit card and obtain the product right now, people put themselves in debts. According to experts “personal bankruptcy fillings have reached record highs. As the debt load has risen”. Now days people try to buy and buy more. They try to walk equal with leisure class…