Another month has passed and I’m still going strong most of the time. I have to admit that it’s not that easy all the time. It's not that I feel dread and despair because I’m not 'allowed' to shop. Rather, I have to reflect on every little thing I plan to buy. Some purchases are
Month: February 2020
Reading: “Enough” by John Naish
We drown out the big questions by marching behind the brass band of infinite ambition. It’s a march that apparently need never end: today’s idea of success increasingly involves attaining unprecedented levels of health, power, and celebrity. —John Naish Enough. Breaking Free from the World of Excess This quote is from 2008. It resonates with
Oh the temptation! A spontaneous Low Buy Update
Since the start of my Low Buy year on January 1st, I haven’t been to a lot of stores unless I know exactly what I need. My main reason is not so much avoiding any temptations during my low buy year, but rather the fact that I don’t need anything, so there’s no need to
Weniger ist mehr – mein Low Buy Januar
Der erste Monat meiner Low Buy 2020 Challenge ist vorbei – ich habe wenig Geld sinnlos verloren, viel Zeit für Sinnvolles gewonnen und bin immer noch bester Dinge, dass das ein schönes Jahr wird. Die Hoffnung stirbt ja bekanntlich zuletzt, und schon gar nicht im ersten Monat des Jahres … Und mein Low Buy Januar
‘Less is more’ — My Low Buy January recap
On Friday the first month of my low buy year ended and it’s time to look back at these 31 days of NOT shopping. How was my Low Buy January? How does it feel? How am I? Could you do it too? It was great. It feels great. I’m doing great. Yes, you can (if