*Originally published in The Carletonian.*
The Viewpoint section of my school’s student 
newspaper posed the question “As a college student, what are your strategies for being a conscientious consumer without breaking the bank?”
This question implicitly relays the myth that ethical and sustainable living is prohibitively expensive. We are so inundated by ads for “eco-friendly” and “socially-responsible” products, we easily forget that simply not consuming is often the most powerful choice we can make.
