8 Things I’m Not Buying This Year
I went down the rabbit hole of #underconsumptioncore on TikTok, and thought it will be a great idea to share the 10 things I’m not buying this year. At this time and age where everything can be bought with a simple tap on the screen, many of us have fallen victim to overconsumption, often purchasing items that we do not need or use. By consciously choosing to refrain from certain purchases, I aim to embrace a more minimalist lifestyle, focusing on quality over quantity and prioritising experiences over material possessions.
shoes
I have enough shoes for every occasion, hence, I will not be buying more this year. However, I will limit myself to one shoe purchase as I would like a pair of training shoes just so I can be more active.
Makeup
All the products I have now are tried and tested, and while I don’t have as many as I used to, I am rather happy with my makeup collection. To me, makeup is for enhancing our features so we look our best, so as long as I have what works for me, I’m okay with not buying more. However, I might purchase a few lipsticks here and there because I couldn’t resist. Lip products are chef’s kiss.
Water tumbler
I know that the Stanley cup is all the craze right now, but considering how it’s RM200++ here in Malaysia, I really couldn’t justify the price and I wouldn’t be buying it. I have a cold cup for my daily fix of iced water, and another tumbler fits for coffee and travelling. I don’t need another one.
Perfumes
A dozen bottle of perfume is just sitting on my vanity table, waiting to be used, collecting dust. Need I explain more? I want to finish at least two or three bottles before I can make more purchase. I use perfumes every day and they just won’t run out.
Tech accessories
This includes accessories for all of my tech, including my Kindle. The reason for this is because I love buying phone cases and the fact that I have almost 30 cases is abhorrent. This needs to stop once and for all. I will declutter my tech accessories and will only be keeping good ones.
Digital products
Knowing me, I will buy a mid year planner once they come out despite already having a full year planner that I purchased last month. Because of that, I’m going to make it a mission to refrain myself from buying and only use what I have right now. This goes to digital stickers as well.
Stationeries
Black pens are my weakness. I have enough pens for every month of the year, and I don’t even do analog planning these days. I will not be buying a single pen this year, that’s my promise. Same goes to stickers because I still have tons of stickers from five years ago during my paper planning era.
Knick-knacks
You know those small and cheap knick-knacks sitting there on your cart for months? The ones you don’t need but kinda nice to have and is cheap enough you won’t notice the small change it cost? Yeah, that. I need to remove them from my cart so I won’t be inclined to check out. I don’t need them and you don’t, too.
So there you have it–eight things I won’t be buying this year. I’m going to continue the money diaries series because I think it’s a good way to keep track of my spending. What are you not buying this year?
