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Guest Registry: Curated by Jen Boulden
Blog | by Jen Boulden, Host of JenBTV.com | February 12, 2015
In the Guest Registry series, SoKind asks our friends and supporters about their favorite SoKind gift ideas. The result? A collection of creative and inspiring guest registries! Enjoy.
Guest Registry: Curated by Elizabeth Dunn & Michael Norton
Blog | by Elizabeth Dunn & Michael Norton, authors of Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending | May 21, 2014
In the Guest Registry series, SoKind asks our friends and supporters about their favorite SoKind gift ideas. The result? A collection of creative and inspiring guest registries! Enjoy.
Real Celebration: Emet’s Meaningful Coming of Age Story
Blog | by Edna Rienzi | February 3, 2016
In the Real Celebrations series, SoKind asks registry users to share a bit about their celebrations. Read about how one family used SoKind to provide long-distance family and friends the opportunity to not only participate in their son's Bar Mitzvah, but to also express themselves through their gifts.
What Would It Take to Shift Our Gifting Away from "Stuff"?
Blog | by New Dream | October 9, 2017
Learn more about New Dream's research on the barriers and benefits to giving gifts of experience rather than "stuff."
Guest Registry: Curated by Laurie David
Blog | by Laurie David, Author and Producer | May 21, 2014
In the Guest Registry series, SoKind asks our friends and supporters about their favorite SoKind gift ideas. The result? A collection of creative and inspiring guest registries! Enjoy.
Real Celebration: Marcie and Brian's Bed and Breakfast Weekend Wedding Getaway
Blog | by Edna Rienzi | January 12, 2016
In the Real Celebrations series, SoKind asks registry users to share a bit about their celebrations. Read about how Marcie and Brian planned a wedding that allowed them to relax and spend quality time with loved ones.
The Changing Nature of Wedding Gifts
Blog | by Caitlin Frauton | March 17, 2015
Caitlin Frauton is the owner of DIY Wedding Mentor, which provides affordable wedding-planning services for couples who are planning their own weddings. Caitlin started DIY Wedding Mentor after she and her husband planned their own DIY wedding and realized that couples needed more help when it came to DIY weddings. In this post,
Caitlin describes the changing nature of wedding gifts as many couples are reaching out to their loved ones to ask for direct support with the wedding instead of expecting traditional wedding gifts as they focus on long-term financial goals instead of adding more "stuff" to their lives.
Visions of Sugarplums: Sweet Excess During the Holidays
Blog | by Kim | December 8, 2008
Ladies, Enough With the Self Loathing: Go Body Positive
Blog | by Krislyn Placide | July 23, 2012
It's nearly impossible to avoid being inundated by negative body messages. What matters is how we receive them.
Save Money and Have Fun: DIY Halloween Decorations
Blog | by Ethan Freeman | October 12, 2012
These five do-it-yourself decoration ideas will help you put your family and home in the Halloween spirit—without spending a ton of money.
Simplify Your Resolutions
Blog | by Kim | December 29, 2008
Simplifying Another Holiday
Blog | by Kim | June 13, 2008
Can the Rewards of Travel Outweigh the Planetary Costs?
Blog | by Amy Curtis | January 17, 2012
Despite the environmental repercussions, traveling also makes one appreciate the Earth.
True Wealth: A Plenitude Economy
Blog | by New Dream | May 6, 2011
In Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth, economist and New Dream board co-chair Juliet Schor offers a groundbreaking intellectual statement about the economics and sociology of ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live.
A Roadmap to a New Economy: An Interview with Gus Speth
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | March 8, 2012
Speth talks about the need to reshape the political and economic system to work better for all Americans.