{"id":817,"date":"2015-11-26T17:43:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-im-buying-nothing-for-a-year-no-clothes-no-holidays-no-coffee\/"},"modified":"2016-01-06T00:50:19","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T17:50:19","slug":"why-im-buying-nothing-for-a-year-no-clothes-no-holidays-no-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-im-buying-nothing-for-a-year-no-clothes-no-holidays-no-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I'm buying nothing for a year \u2013 no clothes, no holidays, no coffee …"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nInspired by the Black Friday counter-movement Buy Nothing Day, I want to see if I can go a whole 12 months without spending on anything but bills and food Black Friday is looming and while most people are gearing up to flex the plastic in the shopping bonanza, I\u2019m facing a year of buying nothing \u2013 a whole 12-month shopping ban. Inspired by the Black Friday counter-movement Buy Nothing Day, which encourages you to embark on a 24-hour shopping detox instead of rushing to the shops, I want to see if I can take it further and go a year without spending on anything but bills and food. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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