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stop being a consumer for a month (read all 2 entries…)
booo 4 months ago

i actually did this! it was a great experience for me, and i find i more carefully judge my purchases these days.

guess by not clicking that i did it by the date listed, i “failed” though.

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stop drinking soda (read all 2 entries…)
Untitled 5 months ago

somehow this has ended up harder than i expected.

still – only drinkin’ the diet. but isn’t that bad for you too?

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stop being a consumer for a month (read all 2 entries…)
Is there a Spenders Anonymous? 5 months ago

I don’t make a lot of money.

Well, I make more than a lot of my peers. I consider myself pretty fortunate financially, especially for one with no degree.

But I have a serious spending problem.

I knew what I was getting into this month. I purchased a distributed home audio network called Sonos. Still, the credit card bill is much higher than I expected.

I don’t think I buy for the products and I don’t buy to single-handedly save the economy as my friend Bill jokes; I think I buy just for the sake of buying. Something about the process of shopping is, well, downright addicting.

So enough is enough. For the next month I will buy absolutely nothing. Of course the standard things like groceries and rent are exempt from this rule. However, I will make absolutely ZERO consumerist purchases this month.

Seriously, if any of you see me buying anything this month, punch me in the head.

I must succeed in this personal quest for salvation!

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