Retail therapy is the cute nickname for coping with emotional distress by shopping. if you feel like getting something new is the only way to solve your issues, you may be indulging in a consumerist impulse every time you add to cart. A low buy challenge is about taking steps to curb our compulsions andContinue reading “Low Buy 2026: Replacing Retail Therapy”
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Low Buy 2026 – Outsmarting Overconsumption
We live in a world designed to keep us buying. And there’s a direct line from the billions per year spent on clever marketing, to the overconsumption problem that our society shares today. Marketing is a science, and it’s come a long way over the years. Brands will use every trick in the book toContinue reading “Low Buy 2026 – Outsmarting Overconsumption”
Low-Buy 2026: An Experiment in Buying Less
This year, let’s challenge ourselves to buy less. Maybe it’s just the algorithm, but “Low Buy” and “No Buy” seem to be everywhere lately, as more people grow tired of the modern consumer-or-bust lifestyle, start saying, “no, I don’t need that” and take back a little control over their money, time, and space. A LowContinue reading “Low-Buy 2026: An Experiment in Buying Less”