by Lisa Hario | May 27, 2022 | Pagan Thrift, Paganism
Throughout this series I have given suggestions to save money on items for the practicing pagan that are both legal and ethical. I am choosing to put this on my blog which is free for all, and will most likely stay that way. But that is a choice I, the writer,...
by Lisa Hario | May 20, 2022 | Pagan Thrift, Paganism
An offering is a sharing. It is when you set something aside to give to whatever persons you work with. There are no strings attached. An offering is shared with the purpose of establishing, maintaining, or deepening a relationship. If the only time a friend called...
by Lisa Hario | Apr 29, 2022 | Pagan Thrift, Paganism
Art can be a way to honor our gods, tell pagan stories, or simply make our home pretty. Original artwork is expensive for a reason. An amateur oil painter once told me $300 for a painting didn’t cover her materials. Even a print mounted in a good quality frame...
by Lisa Hario | Apr 15, 2022 | Pagan Thrift, Paganism
Researching Paganism Without Breaking the Bank Practicing a neo-pagan religion often requires research, and the norm is for a pagan home to have bookcases. We are truly in a boom of pagan publishing, with plenty of books on niche topics beyond Wicca 101 that include...
by Lisa Hario | Mar 25, 2022 | Pagan Thrift, Paganism
When deciding whether or not to make something yourself or buy it, there is a calculus that needs to be made: is the investment required to learn how to make it yourself and do it well (or at least not sucky) greater than the cost of simply buying it? Depending on how...
by Lisa Hario | Mar 18, 2022 | Pagan Thrift, Paganism
Just because you are buying items for your religious practice, does not mean you have to take your consumer glasses off. The same common sense and discernment used for making other shopping decisions will work for buying items for your pagan practice. Dollar Store,...
