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In reply to the discussion: I Don't Feel Like Buying Stuff Anymore [View all]pecosbob
(7,827 posts)3. And so the cycle is broken
I have spent time away from the things of man several times during my life and after having abandoned consumerism by necessity I never picked up the habit again.
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I love this. Our culture, economy, education systems, all about consuming more and more
Alex4Martinez
May 2020
#2
I only open emails/ads from grocery stores, my drugstore and online nutritional suppliers
hlthe2b
May 2020
#4
It's a sign of grief. We've all lost something, be it two months of income or being at home, bored
NightWatcher
May 2020
#15
About that time I went shopping with my wheeled walker, driven by my taxi friend
bobbieinok
May 2020
#42
No sense in buying, any of us could be dead from COVID-19 in a week or two
bucolic_frolic
May 2020
#20
We're buying better quality food and we are staying out of restaurants from now on ...
marble falls
May 2020
#23
Its weird. We've never had so much money in our budget. We watch less tv then ever ...
marble falls
May 2020
#21
Same here! Buying nothing, bank account better than ever, and besides The Last Word, I'm only
BamaRefugee
May 2020
#30
I've found the best way to discover completely new things on YouTube is fall asleep in the recliner
BamaRefugee
May 2020
#45
8 or so yrs ago I discovered Good Will, VFW, and Salvation Army thrift stores
bobbieinok
May 2020
#44
I'm glad you brought this up. Does anybody else find the tousled devil-may-care look du jour kinda..
Hugin
May 2020
#29
I've been buying a lot of baking and cooking equipment that I always wanted but never got around
catbyte
May 2020
#35
I drastically downscaled on material items about 5 years ago and I have not gone back.
Blue_true
May 2020
#51
It is nice to see that there are others starting to see things how I see them.
Jamastiene
May 2020
#65
I've never been a big shopper anyway, but I have shopped a littlle bit more lately
Silent3
May 2020
#70