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A "Lady No-Kids" following the goose around Europe...

8 of My Best Curbside Finds

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Traditional retail therapy has never been my jam. Then lockdown brought my secondhand shopping to a screeching halt—because non-essential. So I followed the goose into the freegan lifestyle. Freeganism is an alternative lifestyle based on minimal consumption of resources and limited participation in the conventional economy. I’m drawn to the freegan lifestyle for philosophical rather than financial… Continue Reading

Thrift Store Score: A Vintage Pocketbook

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One of my best thrift store finds ever (in Denmark)! I haven’t used the word “pocketbook” since I moved out of my grandmother’s house many moons ago, but somehow, “pocketbook” just seems more appropriate than “purse” or handbag” in this case. In Aarhus, my chances of encountering some of my lifetime best thrift store finds… Continue Reading

My Latest Thrift Shopping Finds

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Awesome thrift shopping finds are one of my all-time favorite things! My favorites are charity-run thrift shops where you decide to pop in spur of the moment and happen to come across the most perfectly patinated thrift shopping finds for ridiculous prices, like this poncho, change purse, work bag, shoes, ’60s electric curlers, vintage camera, vintage vanity… Continue Reading

120+ Simple & Frugal Vegetarian Recipes (some vegan ones, too!)

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Since 2009, I’ve shared over 120 simple and frugal vegetarian recipes on Sage & Simple, many are also vegan recipes. They’re some of my all-time most popular blog content, but as some of my readers have pointed out, this treasure trove of simple and frugal vegetarian recipes is buried within 8+ years of other stuff… Continue Reading