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Buy Nothing 2018 Experiment – November Update

The Happy Philosopher — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:34:18 +0000

The purpose of doing an experiment is to learn something about yourself, and to see if there is an opportunity for growth or positive change. I started the Buy Nothing 2018 experiment with this in mind. It started with a no clothes challenge, but since I had plenty of clothes I didn’t think this would …

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Losing Everything

The Happy Philosopher — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 16:36:13 +0000

Today’s guest post is written by EJ, a physician blogger who writes at Dads Dollars Debts. I reached out to him shortly after I read this post, and asked him to share his story with all of you. Enjoy! THP So how does one lose all of their possessions in a single day? …

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Buy Nothing 2018 Experiment – May Update

The Happy Philosopher — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 22:36:44 +0000

I am 5/12th of the way through my buy nothing experiment I started at the beginning of the year. In short, I have decided to be more deliberate about my consumption and buy things only when they meet certain criteria as I described in this blog post. As I progress I am starting to …

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Buy Nothing 2018 Experiment – April Update

The Happy Philosopher — Thu, 03 May 2018 16:12:31 +0000

Failure The problem with a buy nothing experiment where only one member of the family is participating (me) is that many of the purchasing decisions are really made by the family (and by family I mean Mrs. Happy Philosopher). Sometimes it is hard to assign a purchase to one person or the other. I could …

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Buy Nothing 2018 Experiment – March Update

The Happy Philosopher — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 14:25:05 +0000

I’m a little late with the March update because I just got back from spring vacation. It was a great time and we spent plenty of money, but none of it was on ‘stuff’. All of the money we spent was on transportation, food and experiences. Knowing I would not be buying anything this trip, …

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Buy Nothing 2018 Experiment – February Update

The Happy Philosopher — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 15:47:42 +0000

I was a bit groggy and tired from a long day of work the day before, and I had not yet had my coffee when Mrs. Happy Philosopher greeted me with a colorful bag with decorative paper sticking out of the top. Mrs. HP: “I got you a birthday present.” HP: “But it’s not …

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If We All Stop Buying Stuff Will We Destroy the World?

The Happy Philosopher — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 03:21:26 +0000

I recently started a buy nothing experiment. Minimalism is one of the unintentional themes of this blog, and as I move through life I find myself drifting towards it more and more. I’m an advocate of cutting out unnecessary things from our lives. After all, most of the stuff around us doesn’t really make us …

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Buy Nothing 2018 Experiment – January Update

The Happy Philosopher — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:19:18 +0000

Buy Nothing January Update Well January is over, and my buy nothing experiment is approximately 1 month old. You may remember this started as a buy no clothes for 2018 experiment, but after reflecting upon it I thought it was just too easy. After taking inventory I realized I had enough clothes to last …

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New Experiment: Buy Nothing for 1 Year

The Happy Philosopher — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 05:00:52 +0000

New Experiment I recently decided not to buy clothes for one year. You should probably read that post first to get some context for this one. I was quite proud of myself. No clothes for a whole year. Wow, I’m such a noble and self-sacrificing person. How minimalist is that? I took an inventory …

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New experiment: I’m Not Buying Clothes for 1 year

The Happy Philosopher — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 00:11:19 +0000

New Experiment I’m not buying any clothes this year. It’s been a while since I’ve done a ‘real’ experiment in my life and I feel like the time is right to start again. I’ve done a few little tweaks here and there, but for the most part I have just slightly altered comfortable patterns that …

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