As the first day of spring approaches, the author engages in spring cleaning by minimizing clutter, a practice termed soft decluttering. Ashlee Piper, a sustainability consultant, highlights the benefits of stopping unnecessary purchases, including saving money and reducing environmental impact. To combat easily accessible shopping, Piper suggests practical methods like removing credit card details from online accounts and disabling retail notifications to create delays in purchasing decisions. Such measures encourage reflection on whether an item is truly needed before buying it.
Shopping has become a frictionless experience, allowing you to buy things at a touch of a button. Creating friction will help you buy less.
When you turn off the shopping tap, you save money, have fewer things to maintain, and are more eco-friendly.
Having to get up, get your wallet, dislodge your credit card, and tap the number in is enough time to take a breath and think: Do I really need this?
You're not Banana Republic's emergency contact, so why are you allowing them to message you at all hours of the day?
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