Finite Resources

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Kids & Family, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

We may indeed live in a world in which we can get whatever we want whenever we want it, but there's a problem with such instant (and incessant!) gratification: Resources are finite. On today's show, a conversation with blogger and author Liz Frugalwoods about how to teach our children that money doesn't grow on trees and buying new isn't consequence-free. Here's a preview: [4:30] Getting our kids on board: How to reframe eco-frugality as a game [11:00] Proaction as a handy Waste Not, Want Not tool [20:00] The why and how behind early financial education for our children [24:00] Real-time financial literacy: How to kick off a chore routine for kids [32:00] Liz's thoughts on normalizing secondhand as a means of preserving finite resources Resources mentioned: Last chance to sign up for our school bus initiative! Email Stephanie at MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com with a simple "I'm in!" and we'll get you on the list. Meet the Frugalwoods: Achieving Financial Independence Through Simple Living Liz on Instagram Join our (free!) community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	Hi there listeners welcome back and happy new year you're listening to episode 332 of sustainable minimalist a twice weekly show about intentional and eco-minimalist living we live in a world in which by and large we can get what we want
0:16.6	when we want it. But there is a problem and it is that resources are finite whether we're talking about
0:25.8	environmental resources or financial resources or everything in between
0:31.2	resources are indeed finite and so how do we teach that to our
0:37.0	children when they are growing up in a world when we can get whatever we want
0:42.1	whenever we want it.
0:43.9	Today I bring you a conversation with Liz Frugalwoods.
0:48.0	She is the brains behind the super popular blog,
0:51.8	Frugalwoods.com.
0:53.4	Liz tackles life through the lens of frugality,
0:58.0	through financial independence, through simple living,
1:00.8	and so she's on the show today to offer up some tips on teaching
1:05.3	kids about finite resources. We're talking about thrifting. We're talking about
1:10.6	enacting chores. We're talking about so many things.
1:13.4	Lee's so excited to have you on the show.
1:15.4	How are you?
1:16.4	I'm doing well.
1:17.4	Thank you for having me.
1:18.8	Well, thank you for coming on the show.
1:20.6	Tell us how you source your children's clothes and how you've saved thousands of
1:26.1	dollars. Sure so I get everything that I possibly can for them second hand. So hand me downs from friends who have older kids,
1:36.0	thrift stores, and most especially garage sales. I am a lover of the garage sale and I've been able to get really pretty much everything I need for my daughters
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