august is my first “no consumption month” for me - I have taken up a challenge from a book I bought so I can’t get any more stuff in august at least (I bet my husband is real happy for that).. I will however get the normal stuff to keep the household going =)
and I have a couple of IRL events to attend - but no more ebay or vintage dresses or shoes or books - Im tired of consumption and it doesn’t make me happy and what the world needs now is less consumption so people in less developed countries can afford to eat proper food again… - I will keep you posted if I can keep this up
NB: just a thought: this provokes the same feeling that i got when I became a vegetarian - it’s a little thing to do to make the world a better place…
Im not a vegetarian anymore - but maybe im the first declared anti-consumerist ? at least that I know of…
crossposted on henrietteweber.com
July 30th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Henriette, you might find the book ‘Authentic’ by Neil Crofts interesting. In there he talks about getting ‘a quick fix’ from buying things and how this just provides an illusion of happiness.
It seems to me that in our culture we’re considered to be ‘weird’ if we’re not full-on consumers buying all the latest things when in reality its mostly stuff we don’t need and will never really make us feel fulfilled.
Wear your anti-consumerist label with pride!
July 30th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Hi Vicky - i have allready both authentic and authentic business in my bookshelves - they are amazing =)
July 31st, 2008 at 9:30 am
Try this book too - ‘How to be free’ - I read it and found it entertaining and inspiring, even if I don’t necessarily agree with all the suggestions for achieving freedom! It has certainly divided opinion among the reviewers on Amazon - take a look… http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0141022027/theidler-21
July 31st, 2008 at 10:33 am
That’s a brilliant idea. Good luck with it.
Why not combine this with a zero-waste month? There is great advice on http://www.myzerowaste.com.
Not only will you be buying less, you will be throwing away next to nothing.
July 31st, 2008 at 3:03 pm
myzerowaste.com looks great - I will be reading it for inspiration =)