“Before You Buy” Checklist - print and keep in your purse or wallet. Before you buy, always ask yourself: Do I really need it? If not, do I really love it? Is it worth the time and money to dust, store, clean, otherwise maintain? How many hours will I have to work to pay for it? Could I borrow it from a friend, neighbor, or family member? Is there anything I already own I could possibly use instead? Are the resources that went into it renewable? Is the product socially and environmentally friendly? (not made with child labor, or from virgin timber) Can I recycle it when I’m through with it? Or will it help clog a landfill?

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