I hate to break it to Shawn but I've never paid $300 for a pair of shoes in my life.
I never shop for recreation. I'm perfectly fine with buying a used ladder. I take my lunch to work. I knit my own socks (because I like to), I have a greenhouse, compost heap, and 2 dogs.
Whose treading "lightly" now?
Sounds to me like all you need now, is a cause with a cute name.
; )