I am almost done with my first no-buy year this year, and it's been such a great experience that I am definitely going to continue it for at least another year.
Thats awesome and glad to hear you are going for another year. Will you be doing a no buy wrap up for the year ? I am enjoying your no buy updates :) Hope you are doing well lovely :)
@@NeliaRose yes definitely! i missed my october update so i am hoping to soon film a combined update for October and November, and then a final one at the end of the year.
I did a no-buy year a few years ago when I was finishing off paying down my student loans. I learned SO much from those 12 months and while I don't know if I'll ever do a full year again, I'm so much more conscious and thoughtful about the things I purchase now. I'm moving cross-country this year, so I do have plans to do some no-buy periods leading up to it, just to make sure I have enough money to move + furnish the new space. For anyone considering a low/no-buy year, you've got this!
Im doing a cross continent move very soon! And i also tried doing a no buy leading up to it for a few months now. The thought of "if i buy another thing now, something else I might not be able to bring to the new place" reallyyy helped haha
I think like a diet, workout or savings budget...you have to find a balance that works for you. Maybe a complete no buy isn't for you but maybe a "if I don't NEED it I don't buy it" is better for you. Or " no shopping online unless it is a NEED". Find what will work for you. Get out of the mindset of "I just can't do this so I'm not gonna do this, period". Don't fail before even trying...if you only make it through January, awesome. Skip Feb and try again for march...have fun, save money and find balance but don't give up before trying.
I tried a "no buy" 4 years ago for the first time and "failed" by Feb. I learned that it is not realistic to live in a modern society and actually not buying anything for the entire year. Needs do come up, situations change and there's just no point in trying to suffer over a rule that you made for yourself. Next year I will try a now buy but I hope it will be at least a low buy. We will see how this goes. My goal is to be more mindful of money and how I actually want to spend it long term and I hope that the upcoming year will be a year of tying up loose strings and to see what I actually want and need, what kind of life I want to live. I hope to make my home and my life more intentional overall.
That is an awesome goal and great mindset for a no/low buy. You are so right things come up and life is always changing. It is important to acknowledge that and find a balance that works for you. Best thing about this challenge is you make the rules and you can change or adjust at anytime to meet your needs. Thank you for sharing and I wish you the best of luck for the coming year. I would love to hear how it goes for you in the coming months :)
I am an extensive buyer who's been trying hard, and have been failing intensely at going no-buy, at around february/march each year for the last 3 years XD so I feel you ! I do agree that the challenging part is, first and foremost, not acknowledging that living a "normal" urban lifestyle is not compatible with most of the goals of a no-buy year. I am realizing that a lot of no-buy people chose a quite unique lifestyle... I have a family, we don't have regular jobs, so situations and needs do come up. And especially given the covid situation, home has to feel like a perfectly tailored nest and a breathing space. At least trying and failing helped me realize, that actually most of my purchases this year did fit a clear purpose, and/or helped understand my needs better. For example, fashion is a pleasure of mine, so this year I bought most things second hand : for example I tried, for cheap, different shapes of bags to find the one fitting my needs best, and I was surprised at the outcome. I also realized that while I care for quality, I do not care for brands, and in fact feel uncomfortable when having expensive stuff, especially branded items. Excellent news for my finances XD It may seem vain but I really enjoyed getting to know myself better through mindful buying. And "failed" try outs end up either in second hand market or go to people in need, which is satisfying enough at this point for me. So for next year I'll just try to to go low-buy, with lower yet more likely attainable expectations :) Good luck to all of you in your endeavours!
I’m trying a No Buy (Low Buy) month in January! This is my first time trying the challenge, so we’ll see how it goes! I’m really inspired by my coworker who i think has a No Buy lifestyle, she’s quitting soon to build her dream homestead back home and like… wow, maybe I don’t need to buy things just because I like them.
I like that you have lists for exceptions and specific no's. I never thought of doing it that way. When I've done a no buy in the past I've always just focused on "anything non essential"
For me it makes it much clearer to define what is and isn't going to be apart of my no buy. Also when I really unpack and look at the things that temp me most it can make it very defined and also means I watch out for problem areas. Clear thought out rules makes it much simpler to stick to the no buy. It is good to think about exceptions and what you will do in different situations that might come up along the way. Hope you are having a great day :)
I love videos like this! I no longer do structured no buys/low buys but the few times I did it really changed my relationship with spending. I have curbed my consumption drastically and when I do buy now it is almost always second hand (which has become important to me). I like your message about not giving up. We all have 'bad' days, weeks, months etc where we feel like we fall behind on our goals, whatever they may be, but picking yourself back up from them is how we can become successful in our own eyes. =)
That is great that you have gotten to a point where you can let the structure go but still stay on track with your shopping. Yes so important we pick ourselves up and keep trying to do what we can towards our goals. No one is perfect at the end of the day we are all just trying to do what we can with where we are at in life :) Hope you are having a wonderful weekend and thank you so much for sharing :)
Sooo inspiring ✨ I’m gona do my first no buy year in 2022. I’ve been wanting to do it for awhile. Finally doing it 🎉 I’m excited and ready. Looking forward to seeing your journey and doing it with you 😊
That is awesome that you are raising to the challenge! Glad you have made that decision for yourself and that you are ready. I would love to hear how the year unfolds for you and thank you so much :) Wishing you a wonderful Holiday :)
That is great you are focusing on one area at a time and you can slowly add other categories as you feel they are needed or you want to try. Thank you so much for sharing and I wish you the best for 2022 :)
So excited for this video! I love how you explain things and are not so strict because it makes it way more realistic! You've inspired me through this year to shop so much more mindfully and less. Thank you for sharing, all the best xxx
Awww thank you :) Yes reflexibility is key and knowing that you can give yourself some grace and still have a successful no buy or low buy year. That even if you do buy things as long as you have made a clear choice around it and have intention then thats good. Our needs and mindsets change throughout the year and its about find balance at the same time doing your best to change the things you want too. I am super excited to see what 2022 brings and would love to hear how things go for you in the coming months :)
I think flexibly is key especially for long term success. Ultimately life is always changing and it is important to find a balance in that :) Hope you have a wonderful 2022 :)
Thank you so much for the inspiration! I will be doing a low buy year for 2022 to save for an instrument; and a project pan with my makeup items in the effort to get better at application and find my makeup style.
That is so exciting! What instrument are you saving for if you don't mind me asking ? Honestly doing a project pan has really encouraged me to play and have fun with makeup more and I have been loving it. So nice to slowly workout what you like and don't like so when you see new fancy makeup things you can have a clear vision of if it is even worth your time or money. Once you know what you love and what works for you it is a game changer and I am really enjoying this process for myself. Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you for sharing :)
I very much fell into the "I made a mistake might as well give up" thing this last year. My plan this next year to try and help myself avoid that is that I'm going to attempt a no buy every month but aim for at least 6 months of successfully doing it so that I won't just give up because I had a few months were I couldn't stick to it.
That is a great way to change your mindset around making a mistake and giving up. Every little bit of effort you put towards your no buy counts and should be appreciated. It is a super hard thing to follow when the world around you is always sharing the message to buy new and better things even though what we already have probably dose the same thing or can cover our needs. I love how you are making the no buy work for you and I would love to hear how it goes in the coming months! Thank you for sharing and I hope you are having a great weekend :)
Saving for a house is an awesome motivator and I hope you are able to smash some savings goals to have a good deposit for your new home. The hard work you put in now will also save you money in the future paying less on your mortgage fees/interest rate. Wishing you the best for 2022 :)
Same dude same! Got back into makeup since high school in 2021 and it’s really fulfilling. Also you nailed it; “this idea of perfectionism and constantly executing”-I just talked about this feeling in therapy YESTERDAY. Your whole bit about keep trying was very motivating ❤️🔥❤️🔥
That is awesome! I am excited for you and would love to hear how you get on as the year goes on. Aww thank you and I am so happy to hear that is motivates you in some way :) That is why I like to create these videos. Hope you are doing well lovely :)
i am doing a no-buy through april (mostly books, cds, journals, hair products, fast food, etc) and then i will reassess. i did a no-buy in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic and it was easy given the circumstances. i expect this to be tougher, but i am motivated to reach my financial goals and curb my impulse buying. thanks for sharing your process!
We are going to try a no spend month first. I feel that we are a large family so it might take me a tad bit to figure out the more specific rules. We shall see how many months we can do it
That is a great idea to start with one month first. Taking sometime to see the areas you want to focus on and what will actually be helpful when shopping for a big family is impotent. Slowly finding a manageable and balanced way to reduce the buying without it being unnecessarily challenging with rules for everything. I wish you the best of luck in the coming year and would love to hear how you get on :)
I decided to make my no buy rules fairly simple. Nothing is off limits, but if it isn't NEEDED I can't use my actual paycheck. So if there is something I want I can earn it through side hustles. It means I slowly earn the item, gives me a goal to achieve, and won't touch my actual bottom dollar allowing me to save up.
What a wonderfully simple plan. That is a great idea and means if you really want something that isn't apart of your basic needs that you have to great that side income. I think that is such an awesome way to do things! Thank you so much for sharing and I wish you the best for 2022. :)
My daughter died during the pandemic and I realized that I was ordering clothes rather randomly. Lots of it didn’t fit or I didn’t like when it arrived. I think I was buying things to try to fill the gap that her loss left in my life. Most of it was donated with tags on to a women’s shelter in December. This year I plan to not buy any new clothes unless they are necessary (like maybe bras). Any I do buy must be bought in person in a store, after being tried on. Online shopping has been my downfall
Dear Sallie, it is incredibly hard to say goodbye to someone you love so deeply. I can not imagine how hard it was for you when this time came with your daughter Amanda. I watched that beautiful tribute video you have created to honour her and it was very moving. Thank you for sharing it so others can see and hear how her life brought so much to the people close to her. The lessons you share at the end are powerful. It blows me away on a daily bases how much our friends and family who live disabilities can truly help us more than we can ever do for them. Even without words they change our lives and that feeling when they hold you tight and you don't even know why. A small smile, a simple look or a touch of the arm can show more than words. There is a deep wisdom and unfathomable joy that they bring to this world. I am grateful that like you I have had the absolute honour to live with and work with people who show capacities for forgiveness, patience, joy and love like no others. Thank you for sharing it really was so deeply moving. However you are managing right now is where you need to be. Sometimes what we need is to find a way to treat ourselves like the way people who care about us would. Be kind, be patience and forgive yourself. When the time is right I am sure that you will be able to make awesome progress with any challenge you take on and I wish you the absolute best for 2022. Thank you once again for sharing :)
That is great. This is really one of my biggest gaols in doing this challenge is to try make it my new normal and so that every year becomes a low buy or no buy year :)
It is pretty fun and I have really enjoyed it the last year. It just adds a little something extra and a way to get yourself thinking if you can only buy one or two things for a whole year in a particular category what would you choose. :) Hope you are having a great day :)
I just published my low buy announcement and my rules will be comming very soon too! I am so happy this is so popular. I also think it is great to create community around it :)
That is great you are creating videos for your low buy. Such a good way to keep motivated and good to find other people who are in the same boat. Wishing the best of luck for the coming year :) Look forward to seeing how the year goes for you :)
Thank you for this wonderful video. Your rules and your enthusiasm are contagious! I am going to try this, this coming year. I have so enjoyed following your videos all these years. Please do continue them next year and forever! Thank you!
Aww thank you so much Linda! I really appreciate your comments and sticking by me other the years. That is awesome I wish you the best of luck and look forward to hearing how the year unfolds :) Wishing you a lovely holiday season :)
I just found you and your use of trigger and unpack made me ponder....therapist/counselor??? As a therapist myself those and "holding space", "tell me about that", and, "core emotion", "how does that make you feel," tend to be biblically overused in the field an always funny to hear outside of my office❄ and u are wearing our staple uniform....a cardigan lol and a lovely cardigan it is🙂
I have a shopping addiction. I can honestly say I have so much excess in every single category. My attic is full of stuff for “switching” out my home. My closet is full, my bags, shoes….I buy excess for my children😞😭. I have decided to not buy anything starting forward. !!!!!!only on the designated holidays!!!!! And just one! Not a reason to go crazy for certain occasions. I guess that way I have something to look forward to and I don’t feel restricted by quitting cold Turkey. I hope it works because I’m tired of being tired up in this endless circle…. Just working for things and the worst part is that I want more things anyways. Wish me luck🍀
Loved the update and your new list of rules. This year taught me a lot. I'm going to be a little more flexible with myself in 2022. I hope you are well! :)
Thank you lovely :) It is so important to find that balance for yourself and especially with all the work and school you have I can't imagine how you keep on top of it all and stick to a challenge like this. I hope you are well and I look forward to any videos to come if you find the space to make them :)
I have been doing no-buy for several years that I got from another channel. Her rules were so much easier, and so much more serious. Basically the only allowed purchases are to replace items (shampoo, dish soap, makeup) only when your current and back stock are used up. No new items come into the house. Like you can get new shoes if a major pair wears out. This caused me to to use up all the half used items that accumulated when I moved on to something I thought was better. Most likely you have enough clothes, enough books, enough shoes, decor items, etc. Just stop buying, period. People buy things to make themselves feel better, but then they have things they wasted money on and feel bad. Just don’t buy stuff. Period. Make it easy.
Thank you I am glad to hear that :) Oh awesome you had a great year are you intending to continue in 2022 in someway? Hope you are having a great weekend :)
@@NeliaRose Thank you Nelia I wish you well. I always enjoy your videos. And of course I will continue a low buy year in 2022, with a few allowances only, that's why I've decided to call it that.
I wish you the best in the coming year! Think about why it didn't work the first time and make rules that reflect what you have learned from the past. Creating a balance is key and not making it too hard on yourself. Overtime you can change your rules to reflect where you are at and what you want to focus on. I hope it goes well for you and would love to hear how you get one :)
New subscriber!! I love the concept of seeing what you already have and what your triggers are and add those to a list. I’m making a No Spend Zone list and have added a Things I COULD Buy list. As well, I have started a list for things coming up that I’ll need to give to hubs for Christmas like the particular brand of pillow I like. It’s been 3 years, time for a new one. It was $60 the last time and it feels like a splurge so it’s a great Christmas gift for me ❤️❤️ great video and I’ll be watching more
I am a new subbie and I love the the other video of yours I was watching but had to go back to fallow your journey on your no but I am a creator as well but iv had to take a break for my health I’m currently about 39 weeks pregnant and it was too much with everything else life had thrown at me. But I hope to one day come back to creating when I can. But a no buy is a much for me I’m started last week but I need to formalize it like you have into an actual plan thanks for the help and tips girl much appreciated ❤😊
Thank you for subscribing :) I hope the videos have been helpful in someway. Congratulations on the little one and so important to take the time you need. The No Buy/Low Buy is awesome because you can really personalize it to what works best for you. I hope that you are having a great start to 2023 and that you find the time you need to create again. :)
Aww thank you! I hope by sharing my journey and process that it can help others in someway. Thank you for the lovely comment and I hope you are having a great weekend :)
Welcome to the channel and I hope it a can be helpful to you in someway. Amazing that you want to do a No Buy/ Low Buy in 2022 and I wish you the best! :)
Hello, New subscriber here. I was sent over to your channel by LIFE WITH PATTI. So very interesting and looking forward to all your upcoming videos. Thank you from Debbie and Dexter-Dog her amazing rescued Chihuahua companion. 👍👍🙏🙏😷😄💝😁😃
Aww thank you! I am glad that it can be inspiring in someway. I wish you the best with your low buy in 2022 and would love to hear how you get on in the coming year. Hope you are having a great week :)
I am planning to have a no buy 2022, I have made so many purchases this year and spend so much money, I want next year to be different and hopefully find a hobby other than shopping
That is great to hear you are planning on doing this challenge in the coming year. It is a good plan to rain in the shopping after a big year of buying. Yes finding something to fill the time that shopping used to is a good way to keep yourself distracted. I found project panning a good way to focus my mind on all the things I already have and getting good use out of them. I wish you the best of luck in the coming year and would love to hear how the year unfolds for you :)
Excellent video. Lots I hadn’t thought about. I’m doing a no clothes spend again but adding a few exceptions based on your thoughts! Happy Holiday and Happy New Year!
I couldn't do it last year because I definitely have a shopping addiction. The only thing I succeeded in is not buying new shoes or make up all year. Clothes are my downfall. I bought 6 pairs of jeans. Next year I've got a wedding to save for so I just cannot afford to. I like your list a lot. It's fair. Makes sense.
It is so hard to break a well formed addiction or habit but it is small steps and slow but persistent dedication that will get you there. Having great motivation like saving for a wedding is an awesome way to remind yourself of the bigger picture and what you are working to hard towards. Thank you for sharing and I wish you the best for 2022 :)
It can be a massive challenge to walk away from great bargains. I ask myself is this a true need and will it be used well? Is this something that will honestly add long term value to my life? If I was to save the money and put it towards something that is more expensive but can serve me better would that ultimately satisfy me more? I find those questions can help just because it is free or cheap doesn’t mean it is good. Wherever possible I like to tell companies to stop making two much stuff and creating cheap wasteful things and the only way I can truly do that is not validate that behaviour by voting with my money. Hope you are having a lovely day :)
Yes I do but usually only things I know they want or will really enjoy. I don't like to buy things just because its either Christmas or birthday rather wait for the right thing or experience they will enjoy most. Might be a bit of a shitty friend thing to do because people like things on the day but usually if I wait it becomes a much nicer gift. (So far I have not had any complaints) At some point in the year they need or want something or a find something they love I get it then. I love to buy experiences with my friend. Like a few months back it was my friends 30th so I got us both a night in New York city and tickets to the music man broadway show however that wasn’t until a month or so after his birthday. Basically I don’t limit gifts to occasions rather wait for the right thing to become the right occasion. Sorry that was super long answer maybe you just wanted a yes but anyway hope it makes sense :)
