Budget-Friendly Vegan Living Tips for the Family
Amber Allen is a YouTuber and mom of 3 kids and 3 rescue dogs who strives for balance by living as low waste as possible while still eating wonderful food and having fun. She’s on a mission to show the world that small changes can have a big impact, and she’s on the show to tell us all about how!
Show Notes:
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Amber’s mission of raising her family with a low-waste, plant-based lifestyle
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How Amber started living plant-based, and how she accidentally became low-waste
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How Amber got started growing her own food in a tiny urban apartment
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Amber’s best tips for living a budget-friendly, sustainable plant-based lifestyle
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The value of training, repurposing, & how to find people items to trade/repurpose
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How to select the best second-hand products, and when to buy new items
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A vegan who wears leather? Learn the story of why it was a more sustainable decision.
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Making intuition-based decisions rather than trying to find the “rule” about what is most sustainable or vegan
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Unusual things that Amber does to save money and live sustainably
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DIY laundry detergent that lasts all year
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How to use reusable toilet paper
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How to help reduce food waste by buying expiring/recently expired food at supermarkets
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How to give plastic fruit/veg supermarket containers another life
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The energy and work required to grow and preserve food
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Amber’s strategy to prevent food waste at home
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How to normalize “strange” foods for young children
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The importance of creating an environment where healthy foods/cooking is easier than grabbing convenience foods or takeout
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How to make your own plant-based convenience foods to have on hand (broths, pressure cooker meals, meal prepping)
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A guide to consciously giving and receiving sustainable gifts
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How Amber and her husband got out of $70 000 of debt
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The difference between frugality and being cheap
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