8 Ways You Can Impoverish The 1% — And Help The Environment.

The premise of this article is that the wealthiest 1% got rich — and continue to do so — by selling us stuff we don’t really need. So all it takes to redress the balance is for us to buy less of that stuff.

Thrift is a plant with small pink flowers that thrives on coastal sites. It’s also a long forgotten virtue that we could all do with bringing back to life. Image from S.N.Pattenden at Unsplash

1. Don’t change your car this year — or next. Your car is still doing the job you bought it for — taking you to work, the kids to school, the family to the game and so on. Unless it has started costing you a lot for repairs and/or the tires are worn, why change? Sure, the ads put out by the makers tempt you with all the great features available on the latest model and offer so called ‘fantastic’ deals on finance. But why get yourself into debt for something you don’t really need, yet?

Same goes for your spouse’s car.

And your teenage kid’s car.

2. Don’t change your refrigerator, washing machine, dish washer, microwave, oven, hob, coffee maker, boiler, etc. Same reason: the ones you have are still working fine, doing what you expect them to do.

Do, however, look after them: clean them regularly.

If you are in a hard water area consider installing a water softener to prevent the build up of lime deposits.

3. Don’t upgrade your smart phone, TV, tablet, laptop, computer, just because the…