Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ed P Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Buy nothing? Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:40:24 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 13 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 05:40:29 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="44f6e56f43be7cbe5d0dde574e66639f"; logging-data="1686933"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19XNEJdaWa9hRfd6OlxDZ6Lz3ncT/ISTpg=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:cB9Rhyah353MMpaHNHQq2hQksYM= Content-Language: en-US Seems there is a trend this year not to buy anything but essentials. Good idea if you have CC debt. As we get older, not much we really need anyway. https://tinyurl.com/3tcy7kdc Instagram, TikTok and other social-media sites are usually overwhelmed by people showing off what they bought. This year, people are pivoting to something else: displaying how they’re buying nothing. The “no buy 2025” trend encourages people to purchase as little new stuff as possible. Some people make lists of specific items they won’t purchase, while others vow not to buy any nonessentials.