Hello lovely people! I hope you enjoy this autumnal video, we are budgeting a lot this year to prepare for changes, and while we’ve always lived simply and within our means, we wanted be more mindful this season in the midst of holiday shopping. There is so much focus on buying things in order to be able to appreciate a season, and while there’s nothing wrong with treating yourself, I think there’s a lot of ways to enjoy autumn that can also keep the natural world in mind. Personally, I’ve found it helps me feel less overwhelmed and more peaceful. I hope we can enjoy a season of simplicity together! Sending warm wishes and cozy hugs ❤

I just want to say I really appreciate and admire the fact that with a 1,4 sub strong channel you could easily make more money with product placement and/or more advertisement and yet you put art before money. It’s a rare thing on YouTube and I couldn’t respect you more for it ♥️

I would be in absolute heaven if I had a store like that to shop in. It looked so warm, simplistic, and inviting.  Such a stark contrast to large, cold, impersonal, loud department stores we have here.

It seems to me that many people want to live or already live more consciously and economically, especially with a limited budget, but few people talk about it. Therefore, it is very priceless that you remind us that the rejection of excesses and conscious consumption is one of the most correct vectors of the development of modern society. Thank you for popularizing this philosophy and for being just around :)

Autumn is all about the colors and the delicious smell of the chilly fall air. Autumn is about the trees and the leaves of reds and golds. It’s my favorite season and I just keep an autumn state of mind all year round

Whether intentional or not, I feel like you’ve already been doing such a great job on this channel over the years demonstrating how to live more sustainably - buying secondhand furniture, crafting your own decorations, making food/drinks with wild plants you picked yourself, etc. I don’t think many of us would even notice a change in your videos if you didn’t point it out! Wishing you best of luck in saving up to start a family; what an exciting new chapter in your and your husband’s life! ❤

Simplicity is peace of mind 🍁

As a mom of three little ones who also has a frugal living channel, I applaud your self-knowledge in cutting back as much as you can, without going too far, causing burnout. Good luck this season!

I lost my best friend on Saturday, as she was riddled with cancer, and it finally took her from us. But she lived her life to the fall, and right up to the end of her life, she never gave up. She is a shining example to us all, and was the most caring, loving person. I wish you so much love too, lovely girl, and send you love and blessings for the future. I love nature, and only go out to walk Madge, my rescue greyhound, but I enjoy every second I have outside with her. I love Autumn, and the colours are so beautiful here too in West Devon, England. Take care, lovely girl, and keep healthy and happy. xxx

Thank you so much. Your videos are a true inspiration. You see,I'm a 25 years old woman living in Italy and I'm far from be independent economically,and the reason is that I don't do well with full times. So I'm taking that leap of faith and courage and search for a part time,but is so hard and at times seeing people my age all successful and  satisfied that makes me think what's wrong with me? So your video of a no spending autumn gives me lot of hope. Thank you ^.^

I love this channel. When I was Paola's age, I wouldn't have been ready for it; it's ironic to me that people knock her for being 'immature' when, to me, she seems precisely the opposite. When I was younger, I was quite cynical, and hostile towards that which embraces simple, childlike wonder. But I think that was a symptom of the suffering I'd been through, and the messages I'd internalised from a world that wouldn't tolerate simple, childlike wonder in me. As I have worked to free myself from trauma, I have come more and more to see that childishness and childlikeness are opposites. The embrace of openness, vulnerability, and a cultivated sense of reliance on the natural world for its nourishment: those all take maturity in a society that can sometimes encourage a more childish focus on self-gratification, competition and material gain.

The fact that I can enjoy this content so much seems like a token of victory against the middle-school contemptuousness that I and others bullied ourselves with in past life. I'm glad I'm passed beyond that painful stage, and I'm proud of Paola that she's gotten to a place where she can share such wisdom even to an older man of 40 like me. Love this little place on the internet, peace and love to all.

I adore your outlook on life.
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." - Epictetus
Best of luck with all of your savings and future ambitions. Your videos are always such a treat when you upload!

It’s nice to hear someone on YouTube admit to a financial struggle and make a video on how to manage it. Everyone lands here at some point in life and we should talk about it more. It is overwhelming how North American society very much glorifies shopping for every season, becuase we honestly don’t know what else to do with our money rather than spend it on instant gratification. The truth is there are certainly other ways to enjoy the seasons and be grateful for what is already in our possession.

Hello! I'm 17, almost 18 and I've suffered with depression and a generalized anxiety disorder, along with autism and a processing disorder. This makes life slightly more difficult to handle, to say the least.

I thought I wanted to be a fashion designer.. a stylist of some sort, or an artist. However, since the Youtube algorithim has decided to put your channel on my recommended page, I decided to watch your content. And I must say, I have significantly matured. This wonderful environment that your channel has created.. made me realize that I want to do something with animals. Truly. I do not want to live in a fast-paced system, nor do I want to be stressed and anxious all the time, like I am now.

I want to be surrounded by wonderful scents, and feelings. You've helped to realize that everything will be fine. We'll be okay. Thank you for reading this by the way, I typed a lot and my fingers are hurting now. Again, thank you. ♡

How exiting planning a family!! Thank you for your continuous inspiration to live simply in this time, I hope to one day inspire my audience the way you do🫶

I'm excited to hear that you and Luke want to start a family! I think you will be the most incredible, gentle, loving, wise mother <3 I pray your plans are blessed and all goes well.

As someone who has hauled the reusable decor in and out of storage for more than 2 decades, it can get exhausting.  Going forward I intend to only buy compostable decorations for all seasons and just add in the things I already have that I still enjoy.

I love what Anne of Green Gables said about autumn.  It goes something like this "I'm so glad I live in a world that has Octobers.  It would be terrible to skip straight from Septembrr to November."   Your tributes to Fall make me happy.

Your videos are always so warm and gentle. They warm my heart. Thank you for sharing your life with us. 💛

In a world where stores start putting out fall-themed-everything in August, most of which is disposable, I can't tell you how refreshing and necessary a video like this is. This is a much softer way to live on our planet. Thank you so much <3