Because being socially awkward has its benefits
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. Das zweite Halbjahr (fast) [...]
I’m so sorry – I owe you a Low Buy update for November AND December. I was deep down the rabbit hole of Ph.D./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 [...]
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. [...]
The last few weeks were definitely not good for blogging – I’m sorry. I had a lot going on and time is flying by. Besides, I felt a bit sick, spending my spare time napping and reading instead of doing something productive because I felt exhausted … But hey, it’s nearly mid-October and I’m finally [...]
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. But let’s take it one by one. My Low Buy July July was a quiet month filled with preparations for our upcoming vacation. Apart from [...]
[english version] Erst mal vorweg: das wird ein kurzes Update – denn es war ein sehr erfolgreicher Low Buy Monat, 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 [...]
[deutsche Version] Let me tell you: this will be a short one. Not because I don’t have time or ideas, but because May was more of a No Buy than a Low Buy – and I’m lovin’ it! 🙂 Apart from a few birthdays, I didn’t spend any money except for groceries, toiletries, and three [...]
(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) [...]
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, and certain other shops and suppliers of vital importance remaining open. Until then I actually spent more [...]
