No Spend March - The Non-Consumer Advocate Friday was the one-day economic boycott and although I'm a low spender to begin with, it did effect my spending as my husband had asked me to pick up a couple specific things from H Mart -- sweet chil...

"My wallet votes for the world I want to live in." #lowbuynobuy2025 #NCA #nonconsumerism #sustainability

100 More Reasons To Be a Non-Consumer! - The Non-Consumer Advocate In addition to this blog, I also run a companion Non-Consumer Advocate Facebook group, which is currently hovering around 79,000 members. New prospective members have to answer a simple question, whic...

"17. Tired of contributing to big corporations." "63. I want to make more of an effort to buy less, recycle more, and reduce my carbon footprint." "79. Can’t find companies that align with my values..." #Sustainability #LowBuyNoBuy2025 #NCA #NoBuyChallenge #NonConsumerism #Underconsumption

Is 2025 A ‘No Buy’ Year? How To Cut Out Consumption In The New Year After a consumerism-driven holiday season, many are taking to TikTok and other social media to share their rules for a ‘no buy’ year, strict budgets and more.

"...nervous about ... just flat out failing at a no-buy or low-buy, don’t be. Any reduction in frivolous spending is a win and counts toward your goals of spending less, paying down debt or just decentering your life from material goods." #lowbuynobuy2025 #nonconsumerism #zerowaste #sustainability

No-Buy 2025? If You Actually Want To Cut Your Spending, Here's The Right Way To Do It. Personal finance experts get real about no-spend challenges and how to make a meaningful difference with your budget.

“Eliminate the pressure to spend money on things you don’t actually value by considering whether purchases you’re making are adding real worth to your life.” (My personal #lowbuynobuy2025 means less stuff / consumer goods, not less experiences.) #slowconsumerism #nonconsumerism #sustainability

The Americans Pledging to Buy Less—or Even Nothing People are tiring of overconsumption and want to pay off debt.

there are plenty of reasons to buy less or even nothing, like living our values daily (there's a paywall on this article, so I haven't read it, but I was happy to see its headline) #lowbuynobuy2025 #nonconsumerism #zerowaste #sustainability

#nonconsumerism #NCA #slowconsumerism #zerowaste #sustainability #lowbuynobuy2025

Five Teeny Tiny Frugal Things - The Non-Consumer Advocate My recently scavenged knit cap found its way back to its original owner, which is very satisfying! I'd found it run over in the street, matted with road filth. However, it was next door to a friend of...

"...reminding you that something that’s dirty and abandoned isn’t necessarily garbage. We have a choice about whether we live in a throwaway society." #Sustainability #slowconsumerism #zerowaste #NCA #nonconsumerism

How to Plan a Low Buy / No Buy Year - KIRAN SINGH What’s low buy? It is when you actively avoid buying anything new to help you achieve your goals. Maybe it’s saving money or paying off debt. Or decluttering your home and not bringing anything new in...

Intentional Spending -- low buy / no buy 2025 #sustainability #values #slowconsumerism #zerowaste #nonconsumerism

How to buy less stuff : Life Kit If you're struggling to save for long-term goals, find yourself lost in a sea of clutter or are concerned about consumerism and climate change, there are ways to curb your shopping habits. This episod...

my goal for 2025: intentional spending & living lightly on this earth "Think about what you do want to spend your money on and what kinds of things are allowed in your no-buy. ...there are huge rewards to be had when you start to consume more mindfully." #NotBuyingIt #NoBuyChallenge #NonConsumerism

Have You Watched “Buy Now! The Shopping Experience?” - The Non-Consumer Advocate I finally watched Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy on Netflix, which was riveting as I've been preaching about overmanufacture of consumer goods on this blog since 2008. This surprisingly entertaining...

"Needless consumerism is an environmental catastrophe that’s often invisible to the western world, as we have the luxury of having our discarded, recycled and donated items sent 'away.' Of course there is no 'away,' only 'out of sight.'" #sustainability #nonconsumerism #values #NCA