As some may remember, I embarked on another Low/No Buy journey at the beginning of the year, with varied success. Going strong in January and parts of February, I fell back into old habits — buying a ton of books — in late February and early March, in part because of being stressed out about
Nun ist es bereits März 2021 und ich habe es verabsäumt, mein Low-Buy-Abenteuer 2020 auch auf in der deutschen Version nochmal Revue passieren zu lassen – shame on me. Mein letztes deutschsprachiges Update stammt vom Sommer 2020 und ist damit schon mehr als eine Weile her. Da gilt es einiges aufzuholen. Denn mein Leben nach
I’m so sorry — I owe you Low Buy updates for November AND December. I was deep down the rabbit hole of PhD/thesis work for the last few weeks and days of 2020, so I didn’t find the time and energy to write a proper blog post. My first draft is now finished (more or
This year went by so fast… In January, I was worried about how giving up 'retail therapy' would turn out. Now, 10 months in, I'm pleasantly surprised by how well it went. Granted, I had a few slip-ups, and not everything went according to plan, but overall I’m quite satisfied. Not the least compared to
The last few weeks were definitely not good for blogging — I’m sorry. I had a lot going on and time was flying by. Besides, I felt sick, spending my spare time napping and reading instead of doing something productive because I felt exhausted a lot. But hey, it’s nearly mid-October and I’m finally coming
Mea culpa! I neglected this lovely little corner of my world for much too long… Time flew by the last few weeks and things got complicated on the way. Let’s just say that this Low Buy Summer did not go as planned. My Low Buy July July was a quiet month filled with preparations for
[english version] Erst mal vorweg: das wird ein kurzes Update – denn es war ein sehr erfolgreicher Low-Buy-Mai, der beinahe zum No-Buy-Monat mutiert ist. Aber alles der Reihe nach. Der Wonnemonat Mai ist in meiner kleinen Welt vor allem ein Geburtstagsmonat. Der Held meines Herzens, mein Dad, meine Oma, eine meiner engsten Freundinnen und ein
[deutsche Version] Let me tell you: this will be a short one. Not because I don’t have time or ideas, but because my Low Buy May was more of a No Buy than a Low Buy — and I’m loving it! 🙂 Apart from a few birthdays, I didn’t spend any money except for groceries,
(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, my Low Buy April had huge potential. But spending so much
Well, that escalated quickly… Who would’ve thought on March 1 that we end the month cooped up in our homes because of a global pandemic? Shops closed on March 16, with only grocery stores, drugstores, pharmacies, gas stations, and suppliers of vital importance remaining open. Until then, I spent more than enough money, but