Thanks for Sharing: How I Gave Up Buying and Embraced Swapping, Borrowing and Renting

Eleanor Tucker's book explores how sustainable sharing can save money and lead to a happier future. She sets out to answer big questions such as what it would be like to stop owning things and borrow, lend, rent, and swap instead. Over the course of a year, her family pledges to buy as few new things as possible and relies on the power of sharing, lending, renting, and borrowing to supply their needs. The book contains best-for recommendations based on different types of sharing and could change the way people consume.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 06 April 2023
Publisher: Aurum Press

In her captivating book, Eleanor Tucker unveils a daring vision of how sustainable sharing can not only save us money but also pave the way for a happier future. Delving into the realm of the Sharing Economy, Tucker explores how it can enable us to live more affordably, sustainably, and ultimately more fulfilling lives. What would ensue if a family committed to sharing as much as possible for a year? Instead of accumulating more and more possessions, what would it be like to embrace a lifestyle where ownership is replaced by borrowing, lending, renting, and swapping? These profound questions are tackled by Tucker in this thoroughly engrossing and entertaining guide to sustainable sharing, also known as collaborative consumption.

In this captivating study, Tucker takes us on a year-long experiment alongside her somewhat reluctant family. With the aid of various sharing apps, they pledge to purchase as few new items as possible, relying instead on the power of sharing, lending, renting, and borrowing to fulfill their needs. Each chapter introduces a different type of sharing into Tucker's daily life, ranging from the smallest "things" like food and clothing to the larger items like cars, furniture, and the surrounding space. Through her journey, Tucker showcases how the growth of technology has revolutionized an age-old practice.

The book is packed with valuable recommendations tailored to different forms of sharing, offering an accessible shortcut into this transformative approach to consumption. Written with warm and relatable humor as well as a deep understanding of the history of sharing, this indispensable guide has the potential to revolutionize the way we consume and embrace a more sustainable and fulfilling way of life.

Weight: 266g
Dimension: 135 x 215 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780711282186