A year without buying | Lucia Gonzalez Schuett | TEDxHECParis

[@charliejeane]

I did 2023 with buying zero clothes, shoes, or other ‘stuff’ and gave tons to charity and sold some things. A cluttered home is a cluttered mind. If people invested money that they spend on things they did not really need, they would have the chance to get wealthy. Great talk, thank you ❤

[@FelisBoudria]

Agreed. Always trying to upgrade to bigger homes, new cars and stuff you won't care about after you get it doesn't increase your happiness. It does create more clutter in all ways.

[@turtlebuster82]

The speaker nailed it. She has learned to be resourceful with not only her money but also with her time and words. I came here for the motivation to do my own No Buy Challenge.

[@granitemoss1451]

I really like her point about borrowing/lending. If we don't have it, someone we know probably does and would be happy to loan it out. Helping each other out like this more often would help all of our wallets and this planet we all share immensely!

[@irenefang246]

This idea seems obvious but is totally wonderful. I practiced with stopping buying clothes in case I really need them for a formal occasion and turned to secondhand clothes or hand-me-down items of clothing from my relatives or neighbors nearby and somehow I feel that my fashion is getting better than the time I purchased new clothes. The experience has been exciting and changed my life in an unexpecting way. Thank you for your sharing!

[@granitemoss1451]

I'm not buying any clothing in 2021 save a few preselected items (underthings, workout shoes). I have more than enough clothes for all seasons and occasions!

[@maybellineravencroft6271]

Love it. She was Minimal in her presentation and exactly on point in speech ❤

[@GayaneMatevosyan-q3b]

This idea is very interesting and is wonderful. The experience has been exciting and changed my life in an unexpected way. Thank you for your sharing!

[@carlalampley5326]

This is deeper than buying stuff .

[@karenbachar5253]

Much appreciated.

[@Ms-Jones]

I'm doing a no spend January and I'm very interested in doing an entire year...it just scares me a little

[@nonkululekomtolo1994]

Same here.

[@soniab.estacio3008]

Me too

[@lifewithpatti9531]

Me as well

[@agatakonopka1945]

I started in January with a no buying makeup goal for 3 months but as of now I want to extend this to everything as much as possible.

[@mrwood4557]

How did you get on

[@khadijamasood6580]

Beautiful sense of community 💯💯😭

[@tamara7301]

Amazing speech. I feel so inspired

[@Anna-io5fs]

I was trying to get rid of stuff my my mum wants me to show her everything I'm decluttering. If it's something she thinks is essential for me to keep, she'll say "you're just trying to find stuff to get rid of, because this is perfectly good." But for me, I never use it and I won't so what's the point in keeping it?

[@selinao9933]

In the end you have to decide whats important to you cause you are living with the clutter not her

[@h.o.y.o]

Get rid of her…

[@kimmalin1321]

Absolutely love this!!!

[@Vsiudysvoia]

Thank you for sharing your journey! I'm on my way too

[@Europa1749]

I want to have a no spend month to start with anyway. I have a thrift store spending problem. I think I'm getting a bargain but do I really need 40 pairs of second hand yoga pants? My stuff is causing a lot of anxiety.

[@chrisbrown6168]

Live like you're broke until you are rich

[@selinao9933]

Thiss 👆🏻👆🏻

[@obakengthomas6884]

Okay I need one winter jacket and then it’s challenge accepted

[@sammyb5869]

Thank you so much you are awesome 😀

[@victoriaperezrivero8345]

Oleeeeeee mi Lucía!

[@chamallow989]

My parents think that every single drawer should be a junk drawer and that it’s the same for everybody in every single house. Everytime I talk with them about doing something they think I want to throw all of their things away so they get mad. I don’t really know what to do at this point because everytime we try to clear up a drawer, I find the stuff in it piled up in another drawer. This means my parents need multiples of everything because they obviously struggle to find their pair of scissors or their measuring tape ...

[@SuperLiesZ]

Decluttering and organizing is a real mental process. Not everyone is ready to let go of their items or if they want to be sustainable they will try to consume all the products until they have to throw it out. Try to ask them what they want their house to look like. Clean and neat? Or having to spend minutes of finding an item and never finding it quickly? Some people hold on to items because of certain memories, if you want to keep the memory, but not the clutter... take a picture of it. Marie Kondo would say keep it, because it brings you joy. But having a minimalist thoughtproces: Does it have value for you to have 5 pairs of kitchen scissors? Or keep 150 clothing hangers, while you only can store 30 shirts in your hanging closet? Tell them you don't mean to get of the item (just for the sake of decluttering), but that you want others to enjoy the items they have used. Sell, donate, repair and recycle.

[@mellyq92]

my best advice for situations like this is to make it their idea. A lot of people try to help people declutter by trying to get rid of what they think is junk as opposed to what the person they're helping is willing to get rid of. The best way I've been helped with decluttering is not being told what to do but being asked open ended questions about stuff until I figure out what to do. "Where do you want to put this?" "Where would you look for this?" "What do you want this drawer to be used for?"

[@irisiris5496]

great spech❤

[@johncharles3907]

Lol didnt know you could do a TED talk on this, that's how I've lived most of my life... I never miss shopping

[@kaw8473]

After my minimalist journey, that junk drawer picture gave me anxiety. I had an entire junk closet where there were bins stacked on one another that looked exactly like that drawer.

[@kathirvelmanickam1401]

Nice one. Congrats

[@zanazaki1541]

I need some major help .. I catch myself buying on Amazon and not even realizing I am buying this is every day multiple times a day …. Not to mention the targeted ads on social media😳

[@ameliacalventi2919]

beautiful

[@Lowkilitt]

I’m a minimalist and my husband isn’t I don’t like having a lot of things because it stresses me out my weakness is eating out 😂

[@meisekohl8765]

💚💜

[@Mishfamilyshair]

I have like 10 junk drawers...we won’t y’all about my garage 😩

[@MrBekliyom]

Welcome to another episode of "Rich people preaching about being resourceful"

[@cherylsmith8386]

Very basic stuff to me & amazes me that this is even considered insightful

[@susanharlow6799]

I’m 73 and learnt very young to make do and mend as do many people my age. I don’t have a junk drawer - everything has its place. I rarely buy new, I buy secondhand. This talk is not new. So many people on KZbin are presenting this idea as innovative.

[@bink865]

I'm doing this till end of 2025

[@bardos]

Not bad.. :)

[@CrizzNoack]

I'm not sure what she means by "do not buy anything except food". What about rent, fuel, work stuff, insurance, etc. ... I would like to copy that game for a while.

[@KdKoala]

She's making the point to cut down on consumerism

[@AllTheArtsy]

You don't buy those "things," you pay foe those necessities. Meaning, she is not acquiring literal stuff. She is not buying anything except food.

[@anastasiabeaverhaus9]

Yeah, i was thinking about toothpaste, shampoo, soap, laundry detergent. Did she have a whole year's worth of those things? I know she had samples but was it of all of those daily necessities?

[@lelexoxo303]

@@anastasiabeaverhaus9 Neccessities are exempt from this rule, as long as you don't collect them. If you run out of deodorant and you have no backup, you can of course buy a new one. Or even make your own. If you have 5 extra ones in your bathroom though, that's a different story.

[@anastasiabeaverhaus9]

@@lelexoxo303 that isn't a given. Many of the no buy videos and blogs I have seen/read account for these things. As a matter of fact, I recently saw one where the woman specifically said she didn't buy shampoo for the whole year because she had several bottles in her bathroom and knew she needed to use it before spending more money. Many even specifically budget these things in because it is exactly those types of purchases where people will slip into old habits if they aren't explicit and specific when it comes to spending goals and changing habits.

[@Aeroldoth3]

Wealthy "problems".

[@vovaorlovsky9419]

Пришел домой, посмотрел на кота и выгнал его на улицу, потому что понял что трачу деньги в пустую (шутка)

[@americaninparis5794]

sorry but she is NOT giving FULL info. To fix shoes in EU, it waill cost 25-40 euros - which can be replacement cost. ALSO many people do NOT lend tools in France - because, they feel, u need to buy & destroy your own. had to stop at 4.00 min, could not take the bs anymore..

[@madameclem]

I don't know in which France you lived but with a smile people have always let me borrow their stuff, screw driver, bottle opener, wires to recharge the car, DVDs, Books, ... And those were the first to come to mind

[@americaninparis5794]

@@madameclem i lived in Paris in the 13th, and in Provins..where did you live ?

[@madameclem]

@@americaninparis5794 in Paris suburb (95)

[@americaninparis5794]

@@madameclem and how long ?

[@americaninparis5794]

@@madameclem i have been living in France for 10 yrs now, so i think, i have a good understanding of this culture -