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#MoneyMasterClass Recap-Week 35
This week Gail gave us some more of her nuggets of wisdom as well as her promised space to finish up on our spending analysis. Remembering We’re Human Inevitably we will make mistakes, but that doesn’t mean we give up. What we do and how we move forward when we make a mistake or falter is what counts. Celebrating Successes Celebrating milestones is important! Getting rid of debt, saving, budgeting it–all does take work. When you achieve a goal, don’t forget to acknowledge all of the hard work you’ve been doing! Polls and Participant Q’s It’s always interesting to see the response to Gail’s polls. Here is one that she…
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Sustainable Women’s Wear: LEZÉ the Label
This month we are featuring a fashion series focused on five fast fashion facts and five questions with a sustainable, slow fashion brand. Why we should care about fast fashion and sustainable fashion Merriam Webster defines fast fashion as: “an approach to the design, creation, and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers.” In our consumer driven society, that doesn’t sound all bad since we love having things quickly and cheaply at our fingertips. But the impacts of fast fashion on people and the environment are huge. This month we will be sharing some facts about fast fashion to emphasize why we need to…
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Sustainable Children’s Wear: fairechild
This month we are featuring a fashion series focused on five fast fashion facts and five questions with a sustainable, slow fashion brand. Why we should care about fast fashion and sustainable fashion Merriam Webster defines fast fashion as: “an approach to the design, creation, and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers.” In our consumer driven society, that doesn’t sound all bad since we love having things quickly and cheaply at our fingertips. But the impacts of fast fashion on people and the environment are huge. This month we will be sharing some facts about fast fashion to emphasize why we need to…
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#MoneyMasterClass Recap–Week 34
This week’s Money Master Class focused on finishing up our spending analysis and a bunch of wisdom tid-bits from Gail. Spending Analysis Continued Gail introduced the spending analysis to us in Week 32 and continued the task last week. The spending analysis is an opportunity to look at a detailed overview of your spending. Gail is requesting we input 6 months worth of spending so that we can see the average spend for each category of spending. The spending analysis makes it so you don’t have to wonder where your money goes. The worksheet gives you a clear idea of how you spend your money. The spending analysis worksheet can…
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Visible Mending: What’s Old Can Be New Again
Visible mending is the concept of showcasing a repair to an item of clothing rather than attempting to conceal it. Where the idea came from When we were researching the idea of slow fashion, the concept of upcycling and mending existing clothing were clearly a big part of reducing the impact of the fast fashion industry on our environment. Simply put, the more we wear our clothes and the fewer new clothes we need, the better it is for the environment! As a regular mender I was fascinated by the concept of visible mending. All of my mending attempts in the past centred around trying to return the item to…
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Sustainable Women’s Wear: Elk and Ina
This month we are featuring a fashion series focused on five fast fashion facts and five questions with a sustainable, slow fashion brand. Why we should care about fast fashion and sustainable fashion Merriam Webster defines fast fashion as: “an approach to the design, creation, and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers.” In our consumer driven society, that doesn’t sound all bad since we love having things quickly and cheaply at our fingertips. But the impacts of fast fashion on people and the environment are huge. This month we will be sharing some facts about fast fashion to emphasize why we need to…
