Because being socially awkward has its benefits
This year went by so fast … In January, I was worried about how giving up my psychological crutch – compulsive shopping – would turn out. Now, 10 months in, I'm pleasantly surprised how well it went. Granted, I had a few slip-ups, and not everything went according to plan, but overall I’m quite satisfied. [...]
Shopping seems so ingrained in our psyche that it seems totally normal to ask myself what six months of shopping ban and low buy have taught me. Which in itself is ridiculous since shopping as some sort of hobby is anything but 'normal', let alone ingrained in the human psyche. Competition – yes. The urge [...]
Das erste halbe Jahr ist rum, und ich kann kaum glauben, wie leicht es mir gefallen ist – und wie viel Spaß "nicht shoppen" eigentlich macht. Große Teile meiner Lebenszeit gehören wieder mir, ebenso mein Geld und meine Lebensqualität. Es fühlt sich wunderbar an …! Jetzt stellt sich bei all der Euphorie aber doch die [...]
I had a busy week, so belatedly here comes my low buy June recap in early July. I officially made it through half a year of conscious consumption and thrifty spending – yay and hooray! 🙂 The main thing is that in this low buy challenge I've found my way back from wasting my precious [...]
(english version) Mein Low-Buy-April war insgesamt an sich recht unaufgeregt. Nachdem die erste Hälfte des Monats unter totalem und die andere Hälfte des Monats unter strengem Lockdown stattfand, waren die potentiellen Verlockungen überschaubar. Im praktischen Leben habe ich daher vor allem für Lebensmittel und Drogerieartikel Geld ausgegeben – aber nicht nur. Neben einem nur teilweise [...]
(deutsche Version) So this month was not as quiet as I expected it to be. Living and ‘shopping’ under total lockdown until mid-month brought excellent results – I ordered two books online and apart from that all I/we bought were groceries and toiletries. Hence this month had huge potential. But spending so much (quiet quality) [...]
Since the start of my Low Buy year on January 1st, I haven’t been to a lot of shops except when I know exactly what I need. My main reason is not so much avoiding any temptations but rather the fact that I don’t need anything so there’s no need to go to shops in [...]
Being the ADHD nerd that I am, I always try to be prepared the best I can for upcoming plans and challenges. Educating myself in regards to every possible eventuality that could occur gives me a sense of security and peace of mind, knowing I will be able to handle pretty much everything life throws [...]
Before deciding to start my Low Buy 2020 Challenge I went on YouTube and watched videos by Hannah Louise Poston, Christina from style apotheca, Signe from useless_dk, and Hailey Evans, amongst others, for inspiration and to get an idea of what I actually want to do – low buy, no buy, a whole year, just [...]
Christmas is NOT my time of the year. And this year was no exception. It's stressful, most people are highly irritable, and it seems to be all about shopping, shopping, shopping. Bigger, better, more exclusive. Not that I'm any better just because I don't do Christmas – there's still Black Friday and any other day [...]
