ASA 141
Week 2
Completing my first week of the Be Green Challenge, I would have to say that I am feeling very confident about the challenge. For this whole week, I kept a close watch on my spendings and stayed away from one-time disposable items, even extending to my grocery-purchasing habits. I have a tendency to splurge on grocery shopping since I live very close to Trader Joes. Extending to bringing home bags of new snacks and drinks one to two times a week and ending up not finishing them before purchasing more. It was refreshing for me to really constrain myself in doing so and utilize what I already have. It saved me a lot of money and there was much less trash than usual.
In terms of online shopping and purchasing clothes, I was able to restrain myself as well. After learning about Fast Fashion and retail store's constantly refreshing cycle, I kept myself away from browsing these websites. That being said, as week 2 begins, I am looking forward to my progress in this challenge. Since I have midterms and numerous studying to do this week, I will for sure stay away from unthoughtful purchasing activities.
In "Cultural Economy of Asian Chic", the author stated that the consumption practices of Americans created Americans' sense of difference from, and superiority to other cultures that might not have the resources to produce and export. This underlines the bad purchasing behaviors in America and other western cultures.
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