Reduce, Reuse, Repair; nothing wrong with those ideas.
I try to be no more wasteful than my Grandmother (God rest her soul) would disapprove of in the depths of the Great Depression. Yes, that means I’ll spend time soldering, welding or otherwise fixing something that might technically be cheaper to just buy again, but I can still hear that scorn of *any* waste from my youth :-).
I don’t buy into the Green B.S., but I view this planet and its resources as on loan from the Lord, and I refuse to spend a buck replacing something that can be repaired.
Yea, those great depression survivors were like that. My parents and grandparents were just like that.
...I refuse to spend a buck replacing something that can be repaired.*************************
Me, too. I repair everything even appliances as long as I can lift it. Clothes, shoes, rugs, walls, ...everything. Oh, well, there is one exception. When my toothbrush gets down to about 3/8 of an inch in bristle size, I call it quits. It is a wonderful challenge to repair stuff from China and, frankly, quite futile actually. So, when I do buy something “new”to do an old job, I go to auctions and by thick pots, rugs, chairs, tables, etc from them. My car and truck are 20 years old and they are still going even at current highway speeds. I love my truck and car...I don’t even want a new one. But I have to admit the seat on the Honda is getting hard as a rock....so you know, I just added a nice soft cushion! Ha. Have to take the dash apart as soon as the weather is good for a guaranteed three days...got to find some lose wires or something. No AC, no heat, no fan...you know...not good!