For frugalists, bargain hunting is a lifestyle
For these extreme anti-consumers, your trash is their food, furniture
By Allison Linn

It’s an unseasonably cold day in Seattle, and Rebecca is standing in her kitchen, preparing for her regular Sunday afternoon outing. As she gathers her backpack and grocery bags, her dog sniffs around excitedly, anticipating the long walk and treats that await. In the course of their errands, Rebecca and her dog will visit several stores and coffee shops, a bakery and a chocolate factory. But instead of walking in the front door, she plans to head out back and go Dumpster diving.

Rebecca, 51, owns a small duplex and has a job running an art program for a health care organization. She’s also an artist in her own right whose accomplishments include a piece that hangs in the Seattle Art Museum. And she gets 99 percent of her food from the Dumpster. “It’s so easy to eat for free,” she says. “The only things I buy are butter and milk.”

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