Sunday, November 25, 2007

Ethical Frugality

I believe in living frugally. But I have some ethical principles I won't bend to save money. I wouldn't steal from a shop to get goods for free. That goes without saying. But some cheap goods are only cheap because the producer has been robbed by the retailer. That's why I insist on Fair Trade products such as coffee and chocolate. I refuse to save my family money by robbing the families of coffee growers who have less than we do. And I won't get my milk from the supermarket even though it is much cheaper than getting it from my milkman. The supermarkets rob the dairy farmers by paying them less than the cost of production, and a dairy farmer goes out of business every week because of it. I want my family to save money, but I won't do it by benefiting from the suffering of others.

Cartoon from Climate Cartoons. Click to enlarge.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

My Dad was a milkman :)

Unfortunately we don't get deliveries here, but the local dairy supplies our village shop, so I guess it's the same thing.

Chile said...

Mel, have you seen the description of "ecotarianism"? To me, it seems a good way to temper purely frugal shopping. While looking for the best deal, it helps you keep in mind how to get the "best deal" for everyone (including the planet).

Anonymous said...

We had a milkman for a while, but then he started leaving the milk way down the road or not turning up at all. It was sadly, definately not worth the extra money.

Anonymous said...

I totally agree with you! I would rather give up a few luxuries to save money than buy cheap, additive-laden food. If pesticides are bad for us, think how bad they are for the farm-workers who came into direct contact with those pesticides day after day.

I too pay more for organic, GMO-free milk in reusable glass containers from a local family dairy. It's not delivered by a milkman, at least not to my door, but I'm happy to go to Whole Foods to get it.

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