Recently my husband and I needed a pressure washer to complete a project, so we headed off to Lowes to price them out. Well, once I saw how big they were, I started to wonder, “Did we really need to own a pressure washer?” I mean we needed one, yes; but did that mean we needed to own one? To store one? Not so much.

So how did we meet our need? We borrowed one from my brother-in-law, who had bought one, used it once and was now stuck storing it.

Just think how much consumer waste could be eliminated, if we were willing to lend more of our belongings.