{"id":37814,"date":"2016-12-12T16:52:57","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T09:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dreaming-of-a-frugal-christmas-meet-the-people-whove-stopped-shopping\/"},"modified":"2016-12-12T17:09:45","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T10:09:45","slug":"dreaming-of-a-frugal-christmas-meet-the-people-whove-stopped-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dreaming-of-a-frugal-christmas-meet-the-people-whove-stopped-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming of a frugal Christmas? Meet the people who\u2019ve stopped shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThere is a growing \u2018minimalism movement\u2019 that puts less emphasis on buying things, and more on people, places and happinessGeoffrey Szuszkiewicz told his family he didn\u2019t want anything for Christmas. But when he opened his stocking to find a roll of duct tape, some cling film and tin foil, he relented. \u201cI was ecstatic. I could use everything,\u201d he saysThe 33-year-old dancer from Canada was in the middle of a \u201cbuy nothing\u201d year when he opened his present, and had managed to cut out spending on anything except a pre-defined list of basic groceries and necessities for 12 months. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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