I love this! I’ve been flirting with the idea of a no-buy, but the “little treat” culture is STRONG in me. I am trying to be mindful of my consumption habits though.
Your first paragraph here was so strong, and it’s exactly why I deleted all socials and came to Substack. I remember the hydroflask craze and then the Stanley craze and then the Owala craze… every new video saying that THIS would be the water bottle that saved them, that they would have for years. It makes me sad that Stanley was originally a camping brand for rugged adventured that now has rich white moms collecting these massive tumblers like rare baseball cards? And then accessorizing them like a purse? It feels so dystopian to me.
Anyway, here’s to slower living and finding joy in the things we already have. And the people we have.
I loved the Anthropologists too! And I'm trying a limited buy year so I'm excited to follow along. but I admit I didn't have the courage to add books to my no buy list 😅
I love this! I’ve been flirting with the idea of a no-buy, but the “little treat” culture is STRONG in me. I am trying to be mindful of my consumption habits though.
Your first paragraph here was so strong, and it’s exactly why I deleted all socials and came to Substack. I remember the hydroflask craze and then the Stanley craze and then the Owala craze… every new video saying that THIS would be the water bottle that saved them, that they would have for years. It makes me sad that Stanley was originally a camping brand for rugged adventured that now has rich white moms collecting these massive tumblers like rare baseball cards? And then accessorizing them like a purse? It feels so dystopian to me.
Anyway, here’s to slower living and finding joy in the things we already have. And the people we have.
Nice article! I recently graduated from my PhD program too so I’ll be sure to check out the PhD acknowledgements link you shared!
I loved the Anthropologists too! And I'm trying a limited buy year so I'm excited to follow along. but I admit I didn't have the courage to add books to my no buy list 😅
Monopoly Deal is so fun!