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am I the only one who still cuts up paper bags to wrap boxes in for the mail?

Nope. I still do.

I was taught early in life that the answers from God that we need are all around us and absolutely nothing is impervious to His message to us. We suffer when we assume there is only one way we will receive His guidance to us.

You are right about cutting down on the garbage, in re using current items for other purposes. I consider doing as so maximizing my investments at the micro-level.

A saving nation, a nation which saves, can more readily do so, when it is able to utilize current resources, already purchased, perhaps requiring minor additions to make the item more fully functional. Like, say, drilling for oil in our own country.

My kids loved the part in Gone with the Wind where Scarlett goes to Atlanta wearing an outfit made out of velvet drapes and the rooster's tail on her hat; she wins Atlanta!

But I have learned a thing over the years, Cherry -- learning to maximize any object we possess is in fact a learned thing, a tradition. There are people who've never been exposed to the idea of fully maximizing in utilization that which they currently have.

I've currently got a stack of t-shirts my son has outgrown. That which aren't going to be re-cut for the ragbag, I'm experimenting with making "designer t-shirts" for females. If these turn out well, I'm going to try to sell these. :)

I also deadhead and preserve seeds from past years.

I know that I'm responsible and accountable for my "stuff"; ergo, I try to make the best of it in using these.

People who do not understand the above, are people who do not understand basic Economics, or even, say, Fashion.

I've seen some designer Sweat Shirts selling for $100+. I realize, someone had an overage in Sweat Shirts which didn't sell, either refashioned or resold to someone else with an IDEA! $100 for these sweat shirts: a bit of cloth, a new cut, some buttons, and fabric paint. My, my! :)