I continuously tell myself to only spend money on food, drinks, and stuff around the house (i.e. a 5-year old iron that no longer works). I’m also guilty of buying too much clothes, purses, makeup, and skin care products. I noticed that I do my shopping right after watching an influencer on TH-cam. I no longer watch haul videos and I’m very picky nowadays on who to watch on-line. Yes, I blame the social media, lol.
An interesting thing that Hannah did was keep consuming content during her no buy Year and afterwards. I found that for me I would never stop watching TH-cam because it feels like going to rehab. In rehab resisting temptation is easy: there are none around you. But what about real life? Once you're back in your old environment with the old temptations luring your old habits back, what to do then? So I also did a no-buy year whilst keep watching beauty TH-cam, and just like Hannah slowly it just doesn't tempt me as much as it did before. I highly recommend that!
2 years ago one lady told me if you are obsessed with something particular try to turn it to business. Ever since I took my blogging a bit serious and now I got a lot of skincare products, beauty tools, even cat food from companies. I don’t buy them anymore
I find issues with that too! I've had to severely limit the haul videos I watch, because otherwise I'll want to buy it all. Another thing I've done is to tell myself that I can't buy things after a certain time
To people saying Hannah is being repetitive... How often in your life do you get the message TO buy? And how often do you get the message NOT to buy? Balancing the buy message with the don't buy message... Is actually, kind of the message.
I also have a "shopping is dopamine" addiction and would love to do a no-buy year or at least a few months... But my instant emotion is just "oh that means I have to buy ALL THE THINGS while I can! All the stuff I want before I start!!"
@@EvaLoVerde I was thinking more in terms of, that I can't start TODAY, obviously, I need to give myself time, I can't just not buy stuff, what if I "need" stuff?, the stuff I want won't be available in x months' time, etc etc etc. I don't even make impulsive purchases that much, I research and think about things for weeks, and build ever greater shopping carts on various websites, and I become attached to ALL of those wants :(
@@Zelomakitoko so there's a well of questions here: why can't you just start today? It's your choice to buy or not. As per the "need". Is it actually a need or a want you can't say no to? Before my no buy year I made a list of the actual needs (for example I'm allowed to buy stuff for work, stuff for health etc.) The big one. Why do you need to do a no buy, if you're careful with your purchases? Why do you get attached to a list of things? Is it connected to identity? You don't need to answer of course, but answer for yourself.
I have 100% found myself doing the same thing. I am preparing to do something like the no-buy and have actually started to annoy myself with the amount of stuff I’m buying knowing that I won’t be able to. I need a no-buy before the no-buy!! This video was very helpful and inspiring.
Thank you for filming this series. I’m old enough to remember the “subliminal” advertising scandal of the fifties, (a quick flash of a product embedded in a show which was only registered by to subconscious not the conscious mind), my mother blind testing products and rating them for a work project a neighbor was doing in the sixties, where the “working” ingredients of the product were left, but the “fluff” ingredients were removed, ( shampoo without the foaming, powdered detergent without artificial coloring), and in the seventies seeing the consumer products she had tested, which in her opinion, seemed to work about equally, brought to the public complete with bells and whistles, for consumption. Now, and here’s the irony, fighting an “addiction” to watching (you guessed it!) TH-cam! When I researched why, I learned of the dopamine hit! Think of all the research that went into knowing how to manipulate one’s brain chemicals. They learned so much from this past experience of how to get the public “hooked”! It’s about the same as watching TV all day- a distraction from doing the hard work that Hannah spoke of…and housework. Always avoiding the housework. Sigh
Hannah no matter how many times I hear you talk about this, I always feel it so deeply. You're so courageous for taking on the no-buy year. I just don't think I could do it and I'm sure that this sounds awful but I want to be able to get my stuff 🤣
Thank you for specking directly to the MESSY parts of your project. So many videos are "do these 10 things and you'll change your life..." and it's not that simple is it? When you fix all the habits that are broken then your left with the ugly truth that "it is I who am broken." That's harder to navigate. Thank you for making sure people know that there's no "Quick fix" to a fully realized life.
I did a low buy year for 2022 and I felt very similarly. Its so much easier for me to buy something I really want without feeling guilt or shame when I'm not constantly buying a bunch of nonsense. I also get so much more use out of my things because I'm not buying a million things that will get lost in my closet or in my kitchen. I'm also so much more aware of my things, and much more honest about their utility so I don't feel as attached to things that aren't serving me as well as I might have imagined. I started doing clothing swaps with my friends because I started decluttering so many cute clothes that just don't suit me and it feels so nice to see my friends and family enjoy them.
My (almost) no-buy year(s) has made me realize that I used shopping to up myself, when what I needed was actual medication. Since then I've calculated how much I spent unnecessarily, and sold things off, and gotten a third of that amount back. Which is huge since I lack an income. I'm sad it took me not having an income to realize my shopping addiction, but damn am I proud of myself for my recovery! I did it and so can you
Love Hannah, and what an excellent laying out of her journey and internal restructuring. I've followed her for a long time, and this series has does such a wonderful job of making little capsules of the lessons she's learned and payed forward over the years. It makes me so happy hearing them all in one place and kind of boiled down to their essentials! haha.
I don't always relate to get content because I'm not really into beauty products or fashion, but I've always appreciated her insights and introspection. Agreed that this series really distills those into little digestible nuggets
This is my new favorite series! 💖I've learned so much through the videos and have been unintentionally doing the no buy with skin care and makeup. It is easier for me to do skincare/makeup because I have products to last me well over a year and a few products that haven't been used in over a year 🤯. The clothes aspect is a lot more difficult but I have been following through. No new clothes since May and it's September! Wish lists are my best friend but I might break my no buy for fall/winter fashion lol I love clothes 🤗
Don't do it! You're doing an amazing job on your no buy. Try getting out the Autumn clothes you already own, playing around and challenging yourself to style them differently. (Check out Alyssa Beltempo here on TH-cam, she makes great videos about taking inspiration from current trends and applying it to your existing wardrobe.) Show some of that love you have for clothes to the ones you already own. You can do this!
Im doing no buy September… its the 13th 😵💫😳😳😵💫 God help me What is wrong with me. I cant believe it is so hard for me. I have to watch “no buy” content to motivate me.
I have such a hard time with the habit of eating out and over spending on hobbies (Yarncrafts). So excited for help on cutting back and keeping my life less cluttered.
This is a great video! One thing I also do to help contain any clutter or acquiring too much makeup, for instance, is creating a boundary of no more of something if that box, basket, pouch, or container is full of something. This helps draw a line (literally) in my bathroom of how many products can live in there at one time and saves some money, time and space. The same also goes for clothes and other belongings. If something doesn’t fit beyond the confines of a drawer or box, I need to trade out something old to bring something new in. Or wait until the container of whatever is used up before buying new. I hope this tip could help someone out there. This is wonderful content.
I just want to put it out there, you don't need the people around you to be worried about you in order to be an addict. I think debt can be overly normalised but if your willing to go into debt for a non essentials that's a problem.
Love this episode!!! HL has a way to gently ply open something deep seated in my psyche, mainly my relationship with shopping. I hate to admit but it is true that the acting of buying is a substitute for something that lacks in my mind. Getting packages thrills but doesn’t last except filling up closets and drawers. I am doing low buy this year due to close to $40k home improvement, dental work, and upcoming trips this year. I can’t afford not to save money to pay for these.
Idk, maybe Jeff Bezos would have to wait a month or two longer to buy a private luxus cruizer. Jokes aside, America has a credit card problem and credit cards are just predatory
I know it's so counterintuitive to the whole point but PLEASE LINK THAT BLOUSE! I was thinking it the entire video and had to check myself that my work in correcting these behaviors in myself is far from over. I've done no spend months, and it's got me to " open doors" & realize some things about myself, but it's also sometimes an issue with outside forces, like a lack of affordable mental health options that could help combat feelings of inadequacy guilt and shame. It creates a crappy cycle of self hatred that I'll say "I have how much on my credit card?!" , consider using therapy to unpack past trauma and why I need dopamine hits from shopping, realize I can't afford that help so I'll just buy a new outfit ( cheaper than the therapy but all that's in my control ). It's definitely a long term process taken one day at a time! For anyone else in that cycle - you're not alone!
I am doing a no buy list starting Nov 11, 2022 to nov 11, 23, my bday is nov 24 so I think it’s the right movement. Also I wan to find what really makes me happy. At turning 35, what is the biggest fulfillment I can get from life. I can’t wait, and also I’ll Be enjoying my current items to the max. I love these series. I feel like this can walk me thru.
@@AlexHider 😂 I failed. But now I really think of the items that I want to spend my money on, so if I want a shirt, I’ll put it in cart and walk around the store if I feel the same way when I see it again then I get it, if not I put it back. I’m not as bad as before but getting better
Love this series, your content is so lovely! I do find myself wondering though, do you think that you still have the habit of acquiring beautiful things, but that it is satiated by your acquisitions as an influencer and content creator?
I spent 3 afternoon last week taking pic of all my skincare/beauty/makeup products then I have put them in category, they were my back up all in boxes, lot of stuff from last xmas not open, (I had 5 calendars + 2 (12 days) and I think around 10 special boxes like the night before xmas box , the bath and body edit , 2 rituals set, 4 elemis set and more and more + an accumulation of 3 subs (monthly) anyway it took me that long to catalogue. needless to say I am on a no buy and that is killing me as it is calendars season , the fomo and but it is such a good deal excuse... I am blooming drowning in the stuff but I still want those shiny new little bottle of magic. my head says no you got more than enoigh , you don't need, you really have not got the money anymore, but I feel so sad and deprived (really ?) it is such a conflict of emotions, I feel horrible but I also feel guilty to feel that way when I got so much. anyway when I feel like I am about to cave I just look at the pics on my phone and that is going to keep me on track, there is about 200 bath and shower products in the house and a good third is high end, it is 4 of us in the house but still it is bad. I know I should not watch youtube unboxing but I can't stop looking. I went all week without qvc beauty so that is a small victory. I have not bought anything clothes or beauty in a month so I am proud of that, same on clothes/bags and shoes. my 3 subs are now finished so nothing is coming in. for the first time I feel in a very fragile control over the spending ( I am keeping all the recept from supermarket and I have not bought any candles/room spray, bedding or home decor) I am hanging in there and keep thinking at the 6 months in brain change... I must say fighting your own urges is horrible but I now have the support of my husband who I can talk too when it is overwhelming so I take it one day at the time
Good luck!! It's a process but sounds like you're doing great! I'm about five months in - paid off my credit card debt (yay!), removed all the shopping & social media apps on my phone, unsubscribed from emails and even deleted some emails. I had to cleanse my environment of all temptation 😬😬😬 now I'm relying on the box of sample products, or "shopping" in my family members closet whenever I have the urge for something new. Next is to put more of my focus towards (money-making) work and non-spending hobbies. Whooo slow and steady, sis! Slow but steady.
Is there a reason she is so adamant about not classifying her issues as an addiction? Is it important to the message in some way? (Honest question, not intended to be snark.) I’ve only watched five videos of hers and in three of them she makes a big point out of saying she doesn’t have an addiction. As an addict, it’s a little off putting and…weird.
I think it's more of an attempt to not be the sort of person who just throws the 'addiction' label around and applies it to trivial things when she hasn't been formally diagnosed, or doesn't 'fit' the stereotypical bill. I feel it's more out of respect than avoidance of claiming she has/had an addiction.
Image if all this energy would go into making this world a better place. Fighting animal exploring our slavery. Hannah you are an extremely intelligent person. I honestly belief you have what it takes to change things to the better. Reducing consumerism is a great but you can do so so so much more!!
Hey, you are right! Luckily Hannahs other work focusses a lot on sustainability and societal change. She does writing and helps small sustainability projects get grants and funding. She also frequently speaks up about insecurity and social inequality
As a guy I've realized I can't use a lot of this advice ( which is very good ) I have no budget for make up, hand bags or even shoes. I feel like a minority in this female dominated comments section ! Who knew that by being a male you instantly save so much money 💰 ?
I'm sure there's really interesting videos about things that target men. I feel there's a heavier emphasis on men driving a truck or "nice" car. Some people also have the habit of buying media and never using it.
I feel similarly about the advice. I am a woman, but I don't share her vices. I think her ideas are useful to apply to other things on which I overspend
Not a huge fan of Hannah tbh. Her voice and cadence feel very condescending and cult leaderish. Def not her intention, and I am sure many find her calming. Just not me. :(
" i me my i ..i ..i..." hmmm could this actually be the problem?.. and "feeling ...feeling this or that" must have heard that word 50 times. how about .."thinking" over feeling?
Exactly! Like, it's the same message conveyed on all of her 4 videos here on TFD. Imo, only one video of her would be enough, cause the things that she told here are almost repeated four times already!
“You can’t shop your way out of unhappiness” PREACH. FACTS.
I really need to remember this.
I continuously tell myself to only spend money on food, drinks, and stuff around the house (i.e. a 5-year old iron that no longer works). I’m also guilty of buying too much clothes, purses, makeup, and skin care products. I noticed that I do my shopping right after watching an influencer on TH-cam. I no longer watch haul videos and I’m very picky nowadays on who to watch on-line. Yes, I blame the social media, lol.
An interesting thing that Hannah did was keep consuming content during her no buy Year and afterwards.
I found that for me I would never stop watching TH-cam because it feels like going to rehab.
In rehab resisting temptation is easy: there are none around you. But what about real life? Once you're back in your old environment with the old temptations luring your old habits back, what to do then? So I also did a no-buy year whilst keep watching beauty TH-cam, and just like Hannah slowly it just doesn't tempt me as much as it did before. I highly recommend that!
I need to try this
2 years ago one lady told me if you are obsessed with something particular try to turn it to business. Ever since I took my blogging a bit serious and now I got a lot of skincare products, beauty tools, even cat food from companies. I don’t buy them anymore
I find issues with that too! I've had to severely limit the haul videos I watch, because otherwise I'll want to buy it all. Another thing I've done is to tell myself that I can't buy things after a certain time
@@FidanIlhamm wow that is so true!! I think I will do that too
To people saying Hannah is being repetitive... How often in your life do you get the message TO buy? And how often do you get the message NOT to buy? Balancing the buy message with the don't buy message... Is actually, kind of the message.
Hannah is so soothing for me, I like that she recognizes everything as a process rather than a problem with a straight forward solution.
Love this series with hannah! Seriously one of my favorite parts of the TFD channel. This no buy content rocks. Can we get more Hannah?!
She has her own channel with no buy playlists too. Her content is great!
Hannah is such a natural teacher. Thank you for bringing so much thoughtfulness to the oversaturated beauty industry!
I also have a "shopping is dopamine" addiction and would love to do a no-buy year or at least a few months... But my instant emotion is just "oh that means I have to buy ALL THE THINGS while I can! All the stuff I want before I start!!"
I did the same before my no buy year! But I started in October. Your no buy year can start today, it doesn't have to be January first!
@@EvaLoVerde I was thinking more in terms of, that I can't start TODAY, obviously, I need to give myself time, I can't just not buy stuff, what if I "need" stuff?, the stuff I want won't be available in x months' time, etc etc etc. I don't even make impulsive purchases that much, I research and think about things for weeks, and build ever greater shopping carts on various websites, and I become attached to ALL of those wants :(
Same here 😩
@@Zelomakitoko so there's a well of questions here: why can't you just start today? It's your choice to buy or not. As per the "need". Is it actually a need or a want you can't say no to? Before my no buy year I made a list of the actual needs (for example I'm allowed to buy stuff for work, stuff for health etc.)
The big one. Why do you need to do a no buy, if you're careful with your purchases? Why do you get attached to a list of things? Is it connected to identity?
You don't need to answer of course, but answer for yourself.
I have 100% found myself doing the same thing. I am preparing to do something like the no-buy and have actually started to annoy myself with the amount of stuff I’m buying knowing that I won’t be able to. I need a no-buy before the no-buy!! This video was very helpful and inspiring.
Thank you for filming this series. I’m old enough to remember the “subliminal” advertising scandal of the fifties, (a quick flash of a product embedded in a show which was only registered by to subconscious not the conscious mind), my mother blind testing products and rating them for a work project a neighbor was doing in the sixties, where the “working” ingredients of the product were left, but the “fluff” ingredients were removed, ( shampoo without the foaming, powdered detergent without artificial coloring), and in the seventies seeing the consumer products she had tested, which in her opinion, seemed to work about equally, brought to the public complete with bells and whistles, for consumption. Now, and here’s the irony, fighting an “addiction” to watching (you guessed it!) TH-cam! When I researched why, I learned of the dopamine hit! Think of all the research that went into knowing how to manipulate one’s brain chemicals. They learned so much from this past experience of how to get the public “hooked”! It’s about the same as watching TV all day- a distraction from doing the hard work that Hannah spoke of…and housework. Always avoiding the housework. Sigh
Hannah no matter how many times I hear you talk about this, I always feel it so deeply. You're so courageous for taking on the no-buy year. I just don't think I could do it and I'm sure that this sounds awful but I want to be able to get my stuff 🤣
Thank you for specking directly to the MESSY parts of your project. So many videos are "do these 10 things and you'll change your life..." and it's not that simple is it? When you fix all the habits that are broken then your left with the ugly truth that "it is I who am broken." That's harder to navigate. Thank you for making sure people know that there's no "Quick fix" to a fully realized life.
I did a low buy year for 2022 and I felt very similarly. Its so much easier for me to buy something I really want without feeling guilt or shame when I'm not constantly buying a bunch of nonsense. I also get so much more use out of my things because I'm not buying a million things that will get lost in my closet or in my kitchen. I'm also so much more aware of my things, and much more honest about their utility so I don't feel as attached to things that aren't serving me as well as I might have imagined. I started doing clothing swaps with my friends because I started decluttering so many cute clothes that just don't suit me and it feels so nice to see my friends and family enjoy them.
Hannah is lovely, vulnerable, articulate, thoughtful, and very real! I so appreciated her episode on this topic, and I wished it was longer.
My (almost) no-buy year(s) has made me realize that I used shopping to up myself, when what I needed was actual medication. Since then I've calculated how much I spent unnecessarily, and sold things off, and gotten a third of that amount back. Which is huge since I lack an income. I'm sad it took me not having an income to realize my shopping addiction, but damn am I proud of myself for my recovery!
I did it and so can you
Rightly said, it is a lifelong work of thoughtfulness. It doesn't happen on a switch and it's not a one-time mental shift.
Love Hannah, and what an excellent laying out of her journey and internal restructuring. I've followed her for a long time, and this series has does such a wonderful job of making little capsules of the lessons she's learned and payed forward over the years. It makes me so happy hearing them all in one place and kind of boiled down to their essentials! haha.
I don't always relate to get content because I'm not really into beauty products or fashion, but I've always appreciated her insights and introspection. Agreed that this series really distills those into little digestible nuggets
This is my new favorite series! 💖I've learned so much through the videos and have been unintentionally doing the no buy with skin care and makeup. It is easier for me to do skincare/makeup because I have products to last me well over a year and a few products that haven't been used in over a year 🤯. The clothes aspect is a lot more difficult but I have been following through. No new clothes since May and it's September! Wish lists are my best friend but I might break my no buy for fall/winter fashion lol I love clothes 🤗
Don't do it! You're doing an amazing job on your no buy. Try getting out the Autumn clothes you already own, playing around and challenging yourself to style them differently. (Check out Alyssa Beltempo here on TH-cam, she makes great videos about taking inspiration from current trends and applying it to your existing wardrobe.)
Show some of that love you have for clothes to the ones you already own. You can do this!
Im doing no buy September… its the 13th 😵💫😳😳😵💫 God help me
What is wrong with me. I cant believe it is so hard for me. I have to watch “no buy” content to motivate me.
New habits are hard to set. Good for you for making it this far!
You got this! You’re totally capable ❤️
@@ashleytaylor7210 thank you🌷
Probably one of the best guests in TFC and TFD in general. Bring her back soon once the serieis is over!
Hannah is so inspiring to me and is helping me to examine my own habits. Her work in the world has so much impact! Thanks, Hannah!
I have such a hard time with the habit of eating out and over spending on hobbies (Yarncrafts).
So excited for help on cutting back and keeping my life less cluttered.
This is a great video! One thing I also do to help contain any clutter or acquiring too much makeup, for instance, is creating a boundary of no more of something if that box, basket, pouch, or container is full of something. This helps draw a line (literally) in my bathroom of how many products can live in there at one time and saves some money, time and space. The same also goes for clothes and other belongings. If something doesn’t fit beyond the confines of a drawer or box, I need to trade out something old to bring something new in. Or wait until the container of whatever is used up before buying new. I hope this tip could help someone out there. This is wonderful content.
I appreciate how some folks, usually minimalists, have anti-haul videos explaining what they don’t buy and why.
I just want to put it out there, you don't need the people around you to be worried about you in order to be an addict. I think debt can be overly normalised but if your willing to go into debt for a non essentials that's a problem.
Love this episode!!! HL has a way to gently ply open something deep seated in my psyche, mainly my relationship with shopping. I hate to admit but it is true that the acting of buying is a substitute for something that lacks in my mind. Getting packages thrills but doesn’t last except filling up closets and drawers. I am doing low buy this year due to close to $40k home improvement, dental work, and upcoming trips this year. I can’t afford not to save money to pay for these.
Another excellent video from HLP. Thank you!
Hannah thank you so much.. I watch your videos every day to make up my mind🌀🤍
What a beautiful message! Thank you, Hannah 💖
This is a beautiful and very well presented story. Bravo!
if Americans figure out that they aren’t what they buy, omg, what will happen to the economy!
💯
Yes
If anyone for that matter!
It's what's inside that counts!
Idk, maybe Jeff Bezos would have to wait a month or two longer to buy a private luxus cruizer. Jokes aside, America has a credit card problem and credit cards are just predatory
I know it's so counterintuitive to the whole point but PLEASE LINK THAT BLOUSE!
I was thinking it the entire video and had to check myself that my work in correcting these behaviors in myself is far from over.
I've done no spend months, and it's got me to " open doors" & realize some things about myself, but it's also sometimes an issue with outside forces, like a lack of affordable mental health options that could help combat feelings of inadequacy guilt and shame.
It creates a crappy cycle of self hatred that I'll say "I have how much on my credit card?!" , consider using therapy to unpack past trauma and why I need dopamine hits from shopping, realize I can't afford that help so I'll just buy a new outfit ( cheaper than the therapy but all that's in my control ).
It's definitely a long term process taken one day at a time!
For anyone else in that cycle - you're not alone!
I was thinking the same thing lol! Glad I’m not the only one, it’s gorgeous!
I am doing a no buy list starting Nov 11, 2022 to nov 11, 23, my bday is nov 24 so I think it’s the right movement. Also I wan to find what really makes me happy. At turning 35, what is the biggest fulfillment I can get from life. I can’t wait, and also I’ll
Be enjoying my current items to the max.
I love these series. I feel like this can walk me thru.
How are you getting on with your challenge?
@@AlexHider 😂 I failed. But now I really think of the items that I want to spend my money on, so if I want a shirt, I’ll put it in cart and walk around the store if I feel the same way when I see it again then I get it, if not I put it back. I’m not as bad as before but getting better
Love this series!
I appreciate her honesty
Oo Hannah, fhis one hit the most! Bravo, the millenial honesty!
Love this series! It is so helpful to me.
Loved this video! Excited to keep up with the series!
So good and insightful, thank you so much!
Omg I think I would cry and have anxiety spikes
Love this series, your content is so lovely!
I do find myself wondering though, do you think that you still have the habit of acquiring beautiful things, but that it is satiated by your acquisitions as an influencer and content creator?
I like the honesty in this video. I think I'm going try something similar.
I spent 3 afternoon last week taking pic of all my skincare/beauty/makeup products then I have put them in category, they were my back up all in boxes, lot of stuff from last xmas not open, (I had 5 calendars + 2 (12 days) and I think around 10 special boxes like the night before xmas box , the bath and body edit , 2 rituals set, 4 elemis set and more and more + an accumulation of 3 subs (monthly) anyway it took me that long to catalogue. needless to say I am on a no buy and that is killing me as it is calendars season , the fomo and but it is such a good deal excuse... I am blooming drowning in the stuff but I still want those shiny new little bottle of magic. my head says no you got more than enoigh , you don't need, you really have not got the money anymore, but I feel so sad and deprived (really ?) it is such a conflict of emotions, I feel horrible but I also feel guilty to feel that way when I got so much. anyway when I feel like I am about to cave I just look at the pics on my phone and that is going to keep me on track, there is about 200 bath and shower products in the house and a good third is high end, it is 4 of us in the house but still it is bad. I know I should not watch youtube unboxing but I can't stop looking. I went all week without qvc beauty so that is a small victory. I have not bought anything clothes or beauty in a month so I am proud of that, same on clothes/bags and shoes. my 3 subs are now finished so nothing is coming in. for the first time I feel in a very fragile control over the spending ( I am keeping all the recept from supermarket and I have not bought any candles/room spray, bedding or home decor) I am hanging in there and keep thinking at the 6 months in brain change... I must say fighting your own urges is horrible but I now have the support of my husband who I can talk too when it is overwhelming so I take it one day at the time
Good luck!! It's a process but sounds like you're doing great! I'm about five months in - paid off my credit card debt (yay!), removed all the shopping & social media apps on my phone, unsubscribed from emails and even deleted some emails. I had to cleanse my environment of all temptation 😬😬😬 now I'm relying on the box of sample products, or "shopping" in my family members closet whenever I have the urge for something new. Next is to put more of my focus towards (money-making) work and non-spending hobbies. Whooo slow and steady, sis! Slow but steady.
Very helpful
This video is a life-changer for me! Thank you for sharing, it couldn’t have been easy for you.
Check out her channel for more! She has done over 100 videos during her no buy year, and she did more afterwards on that experience
I’ve been like this all my life and ppl have the audacity to call me frugal as if it’s supposed to be an insult
very dissappointed in not having gotten a mordor image sneaked in between the "more doors"
Exactly!
love and axcited this series
I love Chealsea's shirt!
I loved this video!
U sound. Lot like me. Thankfully I got smart about spending money ❤❤❤
I loooooove this series
I love that shirt!
Yes discipline is something that Ian currently working on
ahh Hannah! I love her
HLP is a goddess-send
Me who's on a no-buy year every year: *hmm interesting*
Miss your vlogs Chelsea
*sends this to my wife*
How can you stop buying skincare? You just dont give a f about its condition anymore or what? Let it be?
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Is there a reason she is so adamant about not classifying her issues as an addiction? Is it important to the message in some way? (Honest question, not intended to be snark.) I’ve only watched five videos of hers and in three of them she makes a big point out of saying she doesn’t have an addiction. As an addict, it’s a little off putting and…weird.
I think it's more of an attempt to not be the sort of person who just throws the 'addiction' label around and applies it to trivial things when she hasn't been formally diagnosed, or doesn't 'fit' the stereotypical bill. I feel it's more out of respect than avoidance of claiming she has/had an addiction.
Image if all this energy would go into making this world a better place. Fighting animal exploring our slavery. Hannah you are an extremely intelligent person. I honestly belief you have what it takes to change things to the better. Reducing consumerism is a great but you can do so so so much more!!
Hey, you are right! Luckily Hannahs other work focusses a lot on sustainability and societal change. She does writing and helps small sustainability projects get grants and funding. She also frequently speaks up about insecurity and social inequality
These videos are redundant.
As a guy I've realized I can't use a lot of this advice ( which is very good ) I have no budget for make up, hand bags or even shoes.
I feel like a minority in this female dominated comments section !
Who knew that by being a male you instantly save so much money 💰 ?
I'm sure there's really interesting videos about things that target men. I feel there's a heavier emphasis on men driving a truck or "nice" car. Some people also have the habit of buying media and never using it.
Guys do overspend but usually on tech or entertainment etc
I feel similarly about the advice. I am a woman, but I don't share her vices. I think her ideas are useful to apply to other things on which I overspend
Not a huge fan of Hannah tbh. Her voice and cadence feel very condescending and cult leaderish. Def not her intention, and I am sure many find her calming. Just not me. :(
Cult leaderish 😂 omg you nailed it.
" i me my i ..i ..i..." hmmm could this actually be the problem?.. and "feeling ...feeling this or that" must have heard that word 50 times. how about .."thinking" over feeling?
Enough of her
Have you considered writing a positive comment ever?
Enough of you
Exactly! Like, it's the same message conveyed on all of her 4 videos here on TFD. Imo, only one video of her would be enough, cause the things that she told here are almost repeated four times already!
@@BelArtist Go save money Maria 🤣
@@jey11069 same thing.. I heard or her lipstick enough lol