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Cara Nicole

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In this video, I chat about 5 low consumption habits I like to follow to live a more simple, intentional life. I don't believe consumption is the enemy - we all need things to survive, and spending money can be great when done with INTENTION - but I do think lowering our consumption by thinking through our habits is the best way forward, for both our wallet and our minds.

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20 Comments

@EggTamago7 2 weeks ago

Most effective I've encountered: Don't live in a huge house. When you have finite space, each new item requires you to consider where you're going to physically put it.

@immortan-valkyrie90 13 days ago

My local library delivers books and dvds to my house FOR FREE - it feels so much better than an Amazon box arriving

@iTzDritte 2 weeks ago

YES A LIBRARY CARD!!! Most library cards these days come with free Kanopy access, which is a streaming service paid for by libraries. It’s got THOUSANDS of FREE movies. There’s a ton of banger movies in there!

@Cathry 2 weeks ago

One of the first things I did when I got laid off a little over two years ago was renew my library card.

I leaned so hard into getting back into reading that I ended up writing my own book. 😂

So now I can add writing to my list of low-consumption habits!

@12affes 2 weeks ago

Using a fork as a mic-holder in a video like this is perfect :D

@MaeMercado 2 weeks ago

For me, making a decision to not buy any more clothes unless I can justify the need is what I've been doing. It took me years to build my closet because I moved from a tropical place to an area with cold winters, but now I feel like I have clothes I need to survive all four seasons. I told my friends and family about this decision so everyone I go to mall or live with can always keep me in check.

@jo_aspen 2 weeks ago

I would 1,0000% be lost without my Libby app. Love my library, love the Libby app.

@wurdnurd1 2 weeks ago

Combine two of these tips and start volunteering at the local library! They always need the help and it gets you out of the house.

@jessieammons2838 2 weeks ago

Popping in as a librarian to say that a lot of public libraries also have video games to borrow!

@malvavisco10 10 days ago (edited)

I remember a quote from a Nicole Holofcener movie about how we buy so many shampoos because we think if we find the perfect one, our lives will be fixed. And I find it true because I end up with way too many hair products. I somehow have three different heat protectant sprays, which is kind of silly since I usually just air dry. But I am now consciously taking stock and using up what I have. Even if I’m getting my hair cut and the stylist is pushing their salon’s products, I will just smile and say I’m good for now.

@norasimon9018 2 weeks ago

10000% agree with always staying busy with cheap hobbies. For me it’s drawing, running, paddle tennis, hiking, aerobics, yoga, reading, biking, and plogging (walking while picking up trash). Also, you just made me realize that if I lived alone I’d also not have a tv 😂

@sonjamin2001 2 weeks ago

We engage with our neighbors to organize things such as quarterly dumpster day, where we take turns every quarter to host a city-wide FREE DUMPSTER day, and neighborhood toy swap, when my kids were younger several of us would bring NEAR new/gently used toys and swap them with each other. One person's junk is another's treasure! Got rid of toys and kept us from consuming. We got to meet and talk with our neighbors.

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@ajum89 2 weeks ago

Libraries are amazing. As a mom, I love getting books checked out for free, plus just have a free space to take my kids.

@rene370 12 days ago

I actually did the opposite of your tv plan! I watch videos and scroll on my phone way too much. So I decided to increase the friction, if i want to watch a video then I have to watch it on the TV. It means anything I watch, I have to select and commit to just doing that or pausing to walk away. I’m hoping it’ll decrease my social media time/screen time and help me regain a bit of my attention span. So far I think it’s really helping. I did have to work to make this comment though lol

@sboomer21 2 weeks ago (edited)

In one of your previous videos, I took your advice on only paying 1 streaming subscription at a time, which also made me more mindful of the content I consume. I appreciate the advice and have been decluttering and being more intentional with my purchases.

@mollysargent389 2 weeks ago

My low-cost hobby is knitting and I'm doing what the fiber arts community calls 'stash busting' where I'm only using the yarn I already own (in my stash) and am on a 'no buy' aka no buying new yarn.

@itskindofemily 12 days ago

3:55 yess same. You get confident and you start to see items in the store and you're like "actually, I could make it, rather than spending so much!"

@veronikayup 2 weeks ago

I suppose this may be a sort of tangential to project pan, but one thing I do is this - I make sure to actually USE and ENJOY the things I buy. I am already pretty low consumption (cook, bake, garden, sketch, etc. and hi, welcome to the no TV club Cara - I got rid of mine about 25 years ago and never went back. Not even after my marriage. No TV in our house). Anyway, back to using things - you see, overconsumption psychologically drives you (generic you) to buy buy buy and buy, and does not focus on enjoying the things you already own. So it is important to take out that nice candle and light it. Crack open that new lip gloss and put it on. Put it in your handbag and use it. Knit something with the 'nice' yarn, do not keep it till you are dead. Etc. When you shift focus to actually enjoying the nice things you already own, you will find that they also get 1. used up (yay project pan!), and 2. you do not feel the need to buy as much when you already have this lovely thing you are using and enjoying so much, so it acts as somewhat of an antidote to buying things while you already have things. And once you DO run out, nothing wrong with getting a new thing to enjoy and use up. This breaks the cycle of hoarding that seems to be pushed on the people a lot these days.

Hope this helps, and I love your channel. Regards from Norway!

@kathrynbriggs3163 2 weeks ago

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