Your necklace is so cute, loved the video! Everybody should buy themselves a cute little sewing kit and learn basic stitches - it is such an important skill to have. You can buy needles and thread and upcycle a little metal tin you have lying around. It looks so fun and they are so easy to customise with lace, beads, fabric etc. xx
You can add tip 8.5--Only buy clothes that CAN be fixed. Some items are so cheap that if something breaks, you basically have no options to fix it. And I guess tip 8.6 would be learn how to fix your clothes yourself. In the case of shoes, maybe you can't, but everyone should know how to iron on a patch, sew a button, etc.
Don't dry your clothes in the sun unless they are white or your shit will fade. Dry your clothes in the wind and in temps above 15-20. In winter shelter your rack to avoid freezing...😮
Very good video, good tips! I also gamify my purchases. For at least ten years I didn't allow myself to buy any new clothes unless I had sold some other clothes first to save up for the cost of the new clothes I wanted. This was a very good way of slowing down my consuming and I buy much less than I used to, and (usually) choose very carefully what I want to buy. For the last seven years or so I've had another additional rule in my game that I can only buy 1-2 brand new items every year (everything else has to be second hand. Socks, underwear and necessary shoes are not included in this rule). Those brand new items are allowed to be expensive, since I'm buying so rarely anyway. Recently I added a new rule to my game: If I don't buy any non-essentials for a month I gain a certain amount of money to my spending budget for non-essentials (I mainly buy clothes and craft supplies, usually second hand). This adds up so the bigger amount I have after many months of buying no non-essentials, the bigger I can spend when I decide to do that. That way I'm rewarding myself for buying less. This all might sound very restrictive, but clothes swapping events and upcycling and restyling my older clothes keep me entertained. Sometimes I can also feel that some things are only microtrends, and then I enjoy them as an observer rather than to participate in them. I rarely feel that I have nothing to wear because all my clothes are intentional and have a function in my life, curated to fit my lifestyle as it is.
I remember living in an apartment complex that forbade residents from hanging laundry on their balconies. The only time I really did was just to air out smoky clothes after a night at the club. I'd hang my stuff not on the edge of the balcony, but closer to the wall (out of sight). But anyone who lives in an apartment complex like this could approach the management and make a case for being environmentally friendly--campaign for them to change their policies.
for jewellery, deadass just go to a pawnshop dedicated to jewellery specifically. You will pay way less for solid gold since you wont be paying for brand markup, just the commission from the store, and you can be sure that its solid gold cause they will usually weigh stuff for you. Same for silver jewellery. It is harder to find unique pieces at times but they are generally the best place to go for staples like hoops etc… Best to go to the ones owned by someone non-white cause its a cultural thing in many non-white countries to give gold and silver gifts as a money storing thing. They will walk you through buying stuff as well. Thats my tip lol.
