I saw some conspicuous consumption today-- made me think of consumerism.  It is still there if you look for it, and it will come roaring back when the proverbial smoke clears.  Here are some of my posts related to consumerism:

• When Did Going Out to Dinner Go From Being a Special Event to Being a Way of Life?
• A Different Way to Look at Life and Stuff
• The New "Necessities" of Modern Life
• Bottled Water and Extreme Wastefulness
• Are You Un-American?
• What Happened to Self-Sufficiency?
• Spendthrift Manor and Frugal Homestead
• Have You Noticed the Giant Toy Sale Going on Lately?
• My Recent Visit to a Cathedral of Consumerism
• Another Look: What If We Had Less, But Better?
• Simple Living—What if You Had Less, But Better?
• Just Because You Can-- Should You?
• The Engagement Ring . . .

I think the new frugality movement is fad for the newly frugal-- it is often said that the more things change, the more they stay the same . . .

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