How Much Stuff is Enough?
Tuesday, January 05 2010
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HOW MUCH STUFF IS ENOUGH?
Pam Kruger and her daughters, Emily and Annie
This
is the time of year when many of us are just beginning to look at our
holiday credit card bills - and some of us are groaning more than
others. The Kruger family in New Jersey has changed their habits quite
a bit over the last couple of years. They live a typical American life,
but they gained a new perspective when Pam Kruger, the mom, decided to
try a house swap in France. When the family arrived at their home away
from home, they couldn't believe how sparse the French family's house
was. The trip to Southern France was the beginning of their family's
conversation about American consumerism, and how much stuff is too much
… just as those January sales offers come rolling in. Dick Gordon
speaks with Pam and her teenage daughter, Emily, about how they are
curbing the urge to acquire.
YOUR STORY: IBARIONEX PERELLO
Ibarionex Perello
Ibarionex Perello heard the program we aired last week, Shootout in New Buffalo.
That story involved a police intern and the mentor who changed his
life. Ibarionex wrote to tell us about someone who changed his life.
For him it was a man named Mike Cohen. Mike was a counselor at the Boys
Club of Hollywood during the late seventies. Mike loved photography and
restored the club's darkroom for the boys to use, then invited
photojournalists to come give classes. The darkroom became Ibarionex's
second home, and he grew up to become a successful photographer. Years
later he tried to track Mike down to thank him for his friendship and
support, but his mentor had passed away. Ibarionex found another way to
honor him - by making a photography book about the boys' club, which is
still serving kids in the neighborhood.  Â
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