I'm doing a year long replacement only no buy for 2019. With 5 "treat" items throughout the year. (as a buffer). After finding and religiously watching your channel, I realized that after I got clean (from heroin) I had so much "extra" money and started binging on makeup instead. I essentially traded one addiction for another. I want to be healthy all the way. Your videos helped a lot of people by putting into words what a lot of people are feeling.

I quit smoking cold turkey going on 9 years ago and it was so hard, but so easy at the same time. I didn’t have to “cut back” or anything, I had one simple rule to follow: not even one. I convinced myself that someday, after I’d quit, it would be okay to become a social smoker and have one every now and then but guess what? Those things are effing disgusting and I will never put another one near my mouth. I smoked for 9 years, most of those years...heavily....and I quit cold turkey and never turned back. I think cold turkey can work for everyone because those who say it can’t, probably haven’t even tried it. Congrats on your no buy year!!

I'm not starting a no buy year but I recognize certain patterns I need to address. I've been a stay at home mom for a year. That in itself made me realize a lot about myself. When I worked outside of the home I spent a lot on unnecessary things. With one income I don't feel comfortable spending money on random things. But I do a lot of " window shopping", reading reviews, looking at beauty videos, and making wishlists. I was obsessed with getting into to luxury make up. I wanted fancy packaging and that feeling of being luxurious and rich. When I found your channel it was perfect timing. I was distracting myself from real issues trying to make myself feel better with products. I've been binge watching your videos and enjoying the make up I have. Many things that I thought I wanted I'm not interested in anymore.

2022 is the year I finally get myself together and commit to a no-buy! Thank you Hannah for continuing to inspire even years after this video was posted ❤️

Oh my goodness!! I have NEVER in my entire time on KZfaq have I ever watched someone who has admitted on camera to everyone, their true struggle like this before. Or maybe it’s the fact that everything you just described has been the EXACT same turmoil I have lived with for so so long now😩 and have not been able to tell another living soul, because of the embarrassment and shame that I have. YOU are the reason that I’m starting my NO-Buy journey, before you I had never even heard of a No-Buy. YOU are the reason I’ve taken a long hard look at myself, and the situation that I’m in; and been able to say to myself enough is enough!!!! Thank you so much for this video, your channel and the work that you have put into it!! Between you and Makeup Rehab I’m looking forward to My NO-Buy Year!! 🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️

I told myself for years that I was that person who just couldn't stick to rules and would immediately rebel and blah blah blah and it turns out, I had ADHD, which means my brain is garbage at impulse control and lacks the chemicals for it. Shopping is common problem for people with ADHD because our brains lack dopamine and the anticipation and acquisition of new things gives us the dopamine hit our brains need to function. After being diagnosed earlier this year, there was a period where I thought my prospects for getting shopping under control were hopeless because, well, my brain was WIRED to give in more easily to impulse, right? Wrong. Shoutout my therapist and doctor who cleared up a whole bunch of misconceptions for me. ADHD means I have shitty impulse control and that things like goal setting are harder for me than for the average person only if I persist in using an average person's strategies (most of which rely on having reserves of willpower to accomplish things that my brain can barely muster even with meds). So how does this roundabout confession link to your vid? Because a no-buy is an exceptional (as in, non-average) strategy. I've realized that when I don't cold turkey, when I give myself the option for engaging in a behavior (like shopping), I've ended up putting myself in a place where I'm frequently asked to test my impulse control and willpower. And since that's in shorter supply for me than a neurotypical person, I'm setting myself up to fail. Because I just don't have the reserves of willpower to be constantly asking myself if I should or can buy a thing or not. So cold turkey (the radical option) with rigid rules is what WORKS, because it means my brain doesn't constantly have to try and make decisions. It doesn't leave room for impulse or, worse, trying to rationalize buying something (which takes up so much mental energy that I should use for my life's work!). The rules I've made for my no-buy are clear and simple and non-negotiable, and the cold turkey nature of it is what pulls me out of situations where I could even give into impulse. Doing it for a year makes it a period long enough that my brain stops associating shopping with a dopamine rush, allowing me to break that habit. I truly never though cold turkey could ever work because I went into it the wrong way with the wrong mindset, but I'm almost a month into the no-buy I started after seeing your No Buy November vid and it's difficult, but working. I've been tinkering with the rules a bit and workshopping them so that they're fully set by Jan 1st, but honestly you've been such an inspiration! 2k19 is going to be the year of expending my mental energy on academics and law school applications and the LSAT, not shopping for pretty things to feel a high. Thank you, as always, for giving me the pep talk and inspiration and insight that keeps me motivated to change and keep going! And apologies for leaving a second incredibly long comment on your channel - I'm apparently incapable of stopping myself from writing entire novels under your vids! Hope you're having a relatively stress free and happy holiday season! 💛💛

🙋‍♀️ if Hannah described you in the first half of the video.

I feel like you picked a lot of those observations directly from my life. It’s like you looked into my head and read my mind for the reasons why I want to do the no buy year. I’ve certainly drawn a lot of similar experiences and self reflections! I’m so proud that you’ve done this - you’ve done yourself proud too!

It seems like the "baby steps" method works better for making habits. You can do a little exercise, incorporate a little more healthy food. I think "cold turkey" is the really effective way to quit something. When you can't smoke, for example, you become a non-smoker. I think that incorporation of lifestyle into identity is helpful in breaking a habit.

“Cold turkey” didn’t work for me until I acknowledged it was an actual addiction and mental health issue. Would you give an alcoholic just one beer? nOpe. I can’t give myself the wiggle room because I don’t stick to it. It’s so much easier to say I can’t get anything versus I can have just one thing. When I tried “low buys” I would obsess over which things got to be the winners and choosing would stress me out until I would say who cares and just buy it all. I had to figure out why my emotions were triggering me to shop in the first place.

I felt #7 on a spiritual level “I was always looking for something to want”. I’m so tired of this mindset and you’re a huge encouragement especially knowing I’m not alone or psycho

This is exactly the content I needed at this point in my life. I’ve quit smoking cold turkey, I’ve quit drinking cold turkey. And the emotional hunger that fueled those addictions has shifted to shopping. I feel out of control. I have every issue you listed. I know what I need to do!

This video should be a TED talk. I hope it goes viral. I am currently on day 31 of my no buy year. The straw that broke the camel's back for me was what you mentioned as your number 7. When I realised that, I knew sth had to change. Thank you for this video.

Wow. Another Hannah video where I think to myself, “How did this stranger get into my head?” Thanks so much for this content. You are the reason I am doing a 7-month no-buy. I am 16 successful days in. My biggest challenge is how to redirect my shopping behaviors. I want to stop “shopping for recreation,” even if I am not buying anything. I hope you discuss that in your next video.

When someone you never met says the things you know to be true but have NEVER said out loud to anyone, the answer is YES. I am doing a no-buy next year. It sounds like you are showing up in your own life in a new way. It sounds like you are more aware of what you are doing and why. Thank you for being unapologetically you and for encouraging all of us to be the same. 🙏🏽

This year, I started a no-buy. Since January 1, I haven't spent any of my own money on makeup. I made rules, and I have followed all of them. So, I completely agree with you! It can be done!

It saddens me that I can relate to these feelings of shopping. When my sister passed away and was being taken out in a bag in order to avoid the pain I fixated my self in front on the shopping channel practically brought everything they were showing on that show. Being true to myself I know shopping for me is a fantasy land where you feel no pain, look perfect and live perfect. Thank you for your honesty and placing yourself in such vulnerable way. I admire you and congratulate you on your no shopping year. Keep shining like that priceless gem you found in your soul ✨

Hannah! I love you! A very good friend told me once when I was being hard on myself “stop shoulding all over yourself”. Now I think all the time “stop shoulding on me!” I am entering a no buy year myself. You inspired me to try no buy November, and it felt great. I have a million things I want to get done this upcoming year, and spending money isn’t on the list. 💋💋💋

excellent commentary about buying as a band aid. for me my former excessive spending was a band aid for my depression, low self esteem and creative slump (which lead to a lot of makeup AND art supplies being bought), and new makeup always came with the 'promise' of renewed creativity and the thing that will finally make me feel better about myself and my skills as both a makeup lover and as a painter/artist. eventually i went to therapy and realised that i can enjoy those things but shouldn't use them as a crutch, and that they will never bring the desired change. your channel, as well as therapy, was a turning point for me because i finally saw someone that struggled with shopping like i did and persevered and prevailed. for 2018, i am thankful for finding you, your channel, and becoming friends!

I did a no-buy for a year as well, and I think... I think my desires for things drastically changed immediately because whatever time I spent shopping and stuff, was quickly filled by other parts of my life. But I will say, that I never realized how much of life I was missing out on before my no-buy. So many family gatherings, helping my neighbors out with stuff, hanging out with friends, babysitting said friends’ kids, and all these other things I didn’t realize was going on... because whenever someone inquired me about these things, I was shopping and when I told them that, they assumed I didn’t want to be bothered. So while I learned that yeah, my brain just isn’t drawn to shopping or things if I’m not in that environment, it took a while for me to realize just how stupidly I was spending my time on this Earth! I had so many wonderful things that you can’t pick up at the stores, but I didn’t appreciate them until this no-buy. Would I recommend a no-buy? Absolutely. Not even just on a consumerism / spending problem perspective, but just... see what your life would be like if you weren’t shopping as much. I think you’ll be surprised at how much happier you are with the things you already have. ❤️

Also I love your gentle ‘Tough love’ segments. They’re so effective with me when my brain tries to think of reasons or excuses of why I can’t do it.

I thought I was the only person like this: the vicious circle of panicking about money and then spending compulsively on exactly the same kinds of things. I also have a similar working situation and interests (writing, working freelance and art). I have tried no-buy in the past, but it didn't work. I still bought things. Now I just don't want any more stuff. I want to enjoy what I have. I have too much around me and I have money issues. It's not even about baby steps v. turkey: I am fed up with the whole rigmarole and you have framed that for me perfectly. I am busy with lots of other things and the energy and resources should be going into them.

I listened to my first no buy video of yours this morning and as I was in Dollar General looking for bandaids, I picked a box up and found myself looking around thinking “what else can I buy” and I remembered your video and walked directly to the checkout, laughing to myself! Thanks Hannah! Maybe I’m late to the party but 🎉 count me in! ❤

This is the first video of yours I've seen and I'm so happy I found you! A lot of what you are describing about shopping behaviors is so true for me as well. The avoidance of looking at your financial situation, the desire to want things and the subsequent buying of things not needed, the fantasy of being someone important that you describe all rings true. Before I even saw your video I had already put into place a mindset of stopping the uncontrolled shopping. Seeing your video has reinforced my resolve. I subscribed to your channel and look forward to hearing your future videos.

I had to laugh at the should part. I was running a small business at a time and it was quite funny how everyone from random strangers to family members will give business advice once they asked what i was doing and now that i think about it, it was primarily men who did it 😂 love the thoughts in the video

I first read of no-buys in the book “Not Buying It” by Judith Levine. (Wow, I just looked it up. That was in 2006!). Over the years I’ve tried on many occasions to set shopping rules and restrictions for myself; but I could not (or would not) stick to them. I have to say, watching your channel this year has convinced me that it *is* possible to set rules and stick with them. The thing that is different for me this time is that I’ve taken the time to examine my own habits and I’m targeting specifically the behaviors that I want to change. I agree, I think 2019 is the year of the no-buy in the beauty community, and I’m excited about it

For me it’s almost like the feeling fancy, or the need to unwrap something. I felt special somehow and never got the same appreciation for using the thing instead of acquiring it.

My biggest downfall is online shopping mainly for makeup so I’m going to go on a no buy via the Internet. I tend to go to Marshalls once a month and To me that’s okay, since my issue is the inter webs. I have to unfollow all brands and stuff on my social media.

The word “should” doesn’t rub me the same way as it does you, but I’ve definitely had some ridiculous experiences with men stubbornly telling me what I should do. I knit and crochet on my public transit commute and men love to tell me I should turn it into a business and that they would totally pay for what I make. When I explain that to cover materials and to pay myself minimum wage, a pair of socks would cost well over one hundred dollars, they quickly switch from “I’d pay that” to “someone would pay that.” Turns out, they had no idea what they were talking about 😒😒😒

You've inspired me to do a replacement only No -Buy Year (for makeup, skin, hair) for 2019. I have a lot of these same habits, ESPECIALLY the habit of "wanting to want". And beauty/skin care is my weakness. I have decided that I have bigger goals in mind.

Hannah, I just found you this evening and I'm feeling really grateful that KZfaq's algorithm recommended you to me. I appreciate how honest and self-aware you are when sharing the things you have observed about yourself through the course of this no-buy year. Your insights have sparked some intense self-reflection in me and as I give thought to the kind of year I'd like to have in 2019, I'm keeping your comments in mind. I'll be watching more of your vids this weekend - I'm just really surprised and grateful to find some real thought-provoking personal development/betterment content that isn't focused on things like ridiculous tea detoxes or waking up at 3:30am to hit the gym. It's the inner life that drives change, and I'm so happy to find a channel that actually addresses that.

It's amazing how once I decided to go on a no-buy year I started finding so much content about this on youtube ... Yours are the best videos so far, for me: from the way you look, to how articulate you explain your journey and your motivations, i just love watching you and will keep doing so. Each one of us is different of course, but I've been finding quite a lot of inspiration for myself while already in the mindset of doing (more or less) the same thing ...

I watched all of the videos you have posted since I discourage your channel.. and I watched some of them more then once haha I just love spending time with you.. so I play your videos while I do my makeup or when I’m having makeup play time just for the pleasure to hear your sweet voice and the amazing things you always have to say!!!

I wanna try a no-buy year in 2019. Buy only things I need to replace. Avoid social media. I’ve been off Instagram and Facebook for 4 months now. So I think being off social media had help me control my urge to spend. I maybe purchased 3-5 new makeup items in the matter of 6 months. I’ve been into decluttering too to curate my collection (makeup, clothing, shoes, accessories and perfumes).

Yesssss! Needed to hear all this. My no buy 2019 started and now I will binge all of your videos

"I was always looking for something to want" Oh my god that is exactly what I'm going through and its exhausting. I always feel this sense of 'what next?' 'what can I buy to make me feel like I'm accomplishing something?' and a feeling of anxiety in my stomach if I'm at home and not at the shops... And I always justify that whatever I am buying is just adding to my "productive" life, because I buy what I considered "practical" things like skincare for self-confidence, clothes for work, books for self-development etc... but I know that at the end of the day I'm just wasting my time, money and effort and always preparing for something that's never coming because it's an endless road....

Thank you, Hannah for sharing your No Buy Year journey with us. Your well-articulated advice and the issues and questions you've raised have been thought-provoking and they have certainly made me examine my buying habits. Looking forward to more wonderful content from your channel in the coming years. Congratulations! Merry Xmas!

I'm starting a no spend year because of a toxic fantasy self. I buy clothes as a costume screaming to the world " I'm edgy, I'm interesting, be my friend !", I buy books that I'll never read but say to my guests that I'm artistic and intelligent. Buying stuff is not about money and needs, it's about emotions and hopes. I'm one month in, and I have to face my problems, it's hard but so rewarding ! Keep going 💪

I just found your channel in the recommended section. You speak so eloquently and soo much of what you said resonated with me. I can't wait to see more of your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your truth - videos like this are the reason social media CAN BE amazing!

Nearly 10K followers!! Yay so happy for you 💋 I'm happy that you can reach more people with your amazing knowledge and observations ♡

Hannah thank you so much for all of your advice!!! Your videos helped me to change my habits and my life!! I love you so much!!! And just for let you know I’m from Brasil 😊 and I’m so happy to see your channel growing so fast!! We need more people like you 💖

I feel like one way that my brain gets lured into wanting more stuff is when I watch videos talking about product lists e.g. monthly favourites, hauls and best of videos - I know that alot of these videos are supposed to help me make a more informed choice as a consumer, but more often than not they actually introduce me to more products that I wouldn't even know about before watching the video, let alone want. It's a part of my shopping behaviour and I've been trying to cut down on it - i.e. only spending time to watch a review of a product that I was already thinking of getting, instead of enticing myself to get more stuff that I don't need. It's saving me so much time and I never realised how much time I actually spent researching and obsessing over products that I didn't even want in the first place!

Excellent content Hannah! I love how you mentioned that your feelings of anxiety during the 2016 elections drove you to developing a shopping addiction in an effort to alleviate what you were going through. I can relate to those feelings. I too had misplaced my need to release my depression/stress with reckless shopping behavior rather than healthy forms- therapy, exercise, coaching, etc. I had left a job in the teaching field and after a decade into it to suddenly not knowing what I would do next was scary. I didn't have direction or a safety net in the financial department. I was irresponsible and accrued a lot of debt...not just with shopping for makeup, but charging my card for an escape like vacations, lavish meals, buying expensive gifts I couldn't afford, etc. 2017 was a wake up call and I had to change because I was causing my own set-backs in all areas of my life. I remember when I couldn't even afford gas in my car to drive over and support a friend's grand opening of her new organization. That hurt. It was the kind of pain I know well enough to protect myself from having to ever feel it again. I guess everyone's level of "no-buy" will be based on how motivated they are.

Im starting my no buy in 2021. The fantasy of owning a makeup/skincare/jewelry item was more strong than actually using it. Like foundations, when a new one comes out the fantasy of this formula being the best or the colour match being the best is what makes me buy it. So many disappointments didn't stop my from buying more. My collection is currently very curated through smarter purchases but now I need to start finishing some makeup items. In 2019 I finished 143-148 products and none of it was makeup which is saying a lot.

I can 100% relate, I just go out buying makeup that I know I’m not going to use but still buy it. I am getting myself ready for a no buy year starting from 1 January 2019. I really hope I will be as successful as you in your no buy year. I am so tired of buying things that makes me happy for a little bit then feeling guilty or no longer feel the satisfaction I had when I first bought the items. Thank you so much for inspiring me and really opening my eyes to the fact that I do have a shopping addiction which needs to stop.

Thank ypu for your videos! I don't need a no buy, but I decided that I will buy makeup more cautious. Don't think that I can call in low buy eather, but I made some rules about makeup - how much, how often and on what budget I am allowing myself to buy.

You are an amazing communicator! I have watched several KZfaq videos regarding this topic and yours resonates the most with me. I am way older than you and thought women my age would have the best advice for me. They were very helpful but your experience hit closest to home for me. Thank you and continue sharing your gems of knowledge.

Hannah, I always find your videos inspirational. What I think is unique is that it really feels like you're understanding and supportive of all your viewers and I think that's what makes a lot of us look up to you. I already started my no buy last month but I'm still struggling a lot- for example looking for otger things I can buy that give me some temporary joy, instead of makeup. I am working on myself and my habits, and your content has been so helpful and encouraging, even when I feel like I've failed already. I don't have enough words to thank you for everything and I'm SO glad I found your channel!

I so appreciate this rambly pre-meat "should" monologue. I'm the last person who tells other they should do something but now I'm thinking if sometimes I for accident don't say the word "should" ❓I want to be more aware of my words (yeah, but I'm a master of faux pas sometimes 😔).

Loved the should intro! I feel the same about should but in my case it’s because my English teacher explained us that should it’s a strong word and only can be used in parents-children or boss-employee relationships, so each time I received a should I think I’m not your kid! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Love this and I’m so glad I found it! I just finished a three day convention all about love and it really helped me look at my priorities. So finding this video now is perfect. I’m starting today. I actually feel that I can afford my shopping behaviors, but I don’t want to be that person. And I do feel that I have begun to get a bit ooc and need a reset. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Going to watch the next one now!

This just confirms that i indeed need to go on a no buy next year. Thank you Hannah for the clarity and the push 💞

Literally *everyone* needs to have a budget. It’s not about how much money you make (unless you are living below the poverty line-but that is a different situation than what this video addresses) it’s about how you manage that money.

I have to do cold turkey, I agree. Have you read the Gretchen Rubin book? She calls that ‘abstainers’ versus ‘moderators’ and absolutely an abstainer. Moderating is a slippery slope for me!

1. I love how you vocalize the things you were feeling because it helps me work through my own thoughts and feelings. 2. I have anxiety about whether or not I've used the word should in my comments. 3. Your brows are everything in this video. EVERYTHING.

Thank you for posting this, you were so honest and I really value what you had to say. I could identify with so much of what was said and I realise I need to do something like this and get my spending down. Thank you for this wake up call, I really needed to hear this.

honestly, i cant wait for my no buy year!

Thank you for sharing. People don’t talk about THIS side of cosmetics, and more people than we know engage in these behaviors. I can relate to every point you made. PayPal Credit was my downfall. Now, I have to pay it all off, rather than fix up my house, buy a new car, go on trips etc. How sad!

This video totally helped inspire me to commit to the no buy for 2019. I was already thinking about it and leaning towards it, but your explanation in this video is what pushed me over the edge to go for it. Thank you for documenting your no buy. I have been binge watching your videos after watching this first one. I have enjoyed every video of yours that I have watched so far and I will continue watching more.

i just wanted to thank you for this channel- i stumbled across it not too long after i started getting into makeup and Beauty KZfaq, and i really think it helped me stop some bad behaviors before they even really started.

P.S. If there are other areas of your life where you have employed "cold turkey" to change habits, I'd love to hear about those experiences.

Ohhh Hannah! Your channel is a breather, I appreciate your content whole heartedly. It's like you're reading my thoughts. More power to you babe!

You’ve inspired me to do a no buy year in 2019. I’ve done really well with decluttering and minimizing my makeup “collection” but doing a no buy year will (hopefully) re-train my brain to treat makeup the way I did pre-KZfaq. You’ve described nearly exactly the experience I’ve had over the last 6 years since I discovered the KZfaq beauty community. So thank you so much!!! 😊🙏

This talk is making me think of Gretchen Rubin and her writing and podcast about habits and personality types. If you haven't read her books or listened to her podcast Happier I recommend them. She discusses different personality types, and how if you know your type, you can use that information to figure out strategies for forming better habits. She says that one difference is that some people are Abstainers and others are Moderators - in this case, Abstainers would be able to do a no buy, but Moderators might be better working with a budget. This is a great topic and I'm thinking of a no buy for 2019.

I sincerely hope the "no buy for 2019" really takes off on You Tube & all social media! 😍

this was exactly what i needed to hear. i’m so glad that i’ve found your channel, i’m a college student & the stress has been really taking a toll on my the past couple years, & it’s manifested as a minor shopping addiction. i totally related to the parts about spending all of my time shopping and browsing & the need for cold turkey. anything i’ve quit & stuck with has been through just quitting. the biggest ones have been smoking (i smoked for 3 years daily) & going vegetarian. it’s always worked best for me to just force myself to stop, but also not beating myself up when i slip up sometimes. like if i have a cigarette when i’m out, i don’t shame myself. i accept that it happened, think of WHY i slipped up, & then resume not doing it. i feel like that attitude has been super helpful for me breaking habits because i think a lot of addictions are shame based.

Wow this whole video described the inside of my mind so much. And helped me realize things I didn't even know I was doing. Thank you so much for creating this and voicing this Hannah!

I’m starting a no buy year January 2019

I think its worthy also to note that when we buy under impulse theres a big probablity that the item will not truly be appreciated or used. Theres a reward and a good feeling u get when u truly saved for something and waited. I get that ugly feeling when i purchase under impulse especially when i have recently bought similar items i havent even tried yet. This is madnesss....(cough)...eyeshadow palattes...😩

Hey Hannah! I just wanna say thank you for posting these videos! I don’t know how I found your channel but it was a blessing! I’m just starting to realize how I’ve been living my life spending so much on makeup and skincare in order to feel good about myself and to experience that feeling of being fancy and trendy! It’s so sad it took me so long do admit it! But I have started this process of analyzing my bad habits and I’m committed about changing! I think I might start a no buy year as well! Your videos are so inspiring and comforting for me, specially this one! I have already watched it 3 times!!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences here with us! Sending love from Brazil 😘😘

I totally understand the buying expensive makeup to feel fancy and prosperous. Chanticaille was my go to for a while. Buying and shopping is definitely my happy place. I can afford most of it it’s not that. It being overwhelmed by how much I have. It’s ridiculous. Thank you for your honesty.

I think you might like the book “power vs. force” by Dr. Hawkins. He discusses how poor habits can be suddenly broken using “m fields” or quantum leaps by focusing ones intentions, he gives some history about how Alcoholics Anonymous uses this technique. I have since read 4 of his books and I have found this concept applies easily to many difficult psychological and emotional blocks. Great video💛💛💛

Did this with sugar six months ago. Went cold turkey and after two weeks, I didn't miss sugar that much. Why is it so much harder for purchases!? 😭

The concept of "looking for something to want" is SO on point! I do that all the time. I'll just browse Amazon to see what's up. You really put that into words which makes it easier to address it. Thanks!

I've decided to do a no--buy for 2019 for clothes, cosmetics and jewellery. I recognise the symptoms you described, particularly looking for something to want. I'll replace essentials like deodorant, but I'll use up all my other items. I've got enough make-up, shower products, creams, clothing and jewellery that I don't need to buy more of anything. I realise my spending is ridiculous and I buy for no good reason. I want to make a change, it's time.

You just read my mind Hannah. I don't have a lot of makeup as per most people's standard. But being a new stay at home mom having even 2 pallets is a lot since I don't go out much. I hav one foundation concealer and a face powder and recently bought few palettes . Hav 4 palettes and 1 blush and a bronzer and a mascara. But I don't use them much. So thats a lot for me.(most of them r high end like Marc Jacobs) So I am going on a No buy 2019 because my low buy will still b a lot for me. Not sure how I will change after no buy. U never know. I hav enough money and money is not an issue. For me spending on something I know I hav no use is the issue. I also spend a lot of time searching and doing window shopping online even though I don't buy them. I spend my free time on browsing. So no buy will cut down my time online too!! I can spend that with my baby.. I hav issue being on KZfaq for a long time. I am also spending less time online in 2019. I am doing this because my anxiety becomes more when on KZfaq watching makeup hauls and it's adding fuel to my fire. I spend money only on 2 things in my life. Books and makeup. I am going to do No buy for books and makeup. Will finish the books before buying new ones. Sorry for the long comment. I just feel so relieved and happy for my way forward.

Confronting consumerist behaviors while fighting patriarchal practices! Can we be best friends please!

Everything you said is what my inner voice has been screaming at me for a long time. You’ve made me listen. So glad I found you, just subbed ❤️

It’s nice to see someone that is in the beauty community that I really enjoy watching that doesn’t also reinforce my voracious appetite for new beautiful things. I have decided that I’m on a no buy through the end of this year. I want to have more meaningful experiences and I can’t do that if I am constantly acquiring new things. Watching these videos help me renew my commitment and thinking about different ways to go about being in the world. I need to create room for growth and that takes time. Thank you Hannah!

Uh oh, now I’m panicking about saying “you should” in all your comments cause I know I say that all the time 😂😂🙈

Omg number 7 is so me. Looking for something to want to buy. Ouch. Yep. That’s me. 😥

Hello Hannah!! I just found this video. I'm crying watching this video. It is so me. You are describing me to a tee. I never thought of some of the things you mentioned, but they make so much sense. The tough love pep talk you give at the 20 minute mark really hit home. It hit home not only for shopping and buying/spending, but for food and eating as well. I know so many times I'll say I'm only gonna have one coke a day. I know I could and would go cold turkey with coke if I would just do it. Thank you so much for making this video. I think I am the reason for you making this video.

Thousandth comment- I’m taking this as a sign to start my no buy. Just found your channel and you are so beautifully well spoken- i feel lucky to have stumbled upon your videos!🥰

I have 3 coming in the mail right now and about 5 or so I have recently bought. So I was thinking go no buy and put those new ones away and instead of tearing into them and stacking them up in my drawers and proceeding to get on KZfaq foolishly convincing myself that I wont buy...I will refocus myself use what I have bought And then when I really want to open a new one durring this coming up year instead of shopping I will open one up...keeping them all in their packaging as is...ahhh!

Note to self, never use the word “should” on Hannah 😀

Great overview of how you feel about your no buy year! I love sharing my videos on this subject and trying to help other people! Just noticed our overall views are the exact same too - spooky!! Really enjoying your videos, Hannah xxx

Hi Hannah, congrats on your No buy year! :) so much of what you said in this video spoke to me... Money and spending it is so complex and so bring about shame and guilt. I am doing my own No Buy year in 2019 and so excited for it. Thank you for being open and vulnerable. Sending you warm wishes!

No-buy for me next year.

"If you don't should on me, I won't should on you."

You are incredible! I feel like you are taking about myself in so many ways. You're putting into words things that seem so true and I didn't even realize about myself. Especially the one about skewed ideas of value. I remember a time when a Natasha Denona palette seemed bizarrely ridiculous and well beyond anything I would pay for, and now I buy almost every ND palette that comes out. I've spent thousands and thousands of dollars on makeup I could have invested and honestly at the time I didn't even blink at it or question my choices! I'm ashamed and disappointed in myself. But, I'll be starting a no buy year January 1st and I'm going to mostly follow your rules except for a small allowance during vacation. You've inspired me!

I appreciate your honesty! Thank you for being so open and revealing.

someone just told me "you should probably start your christmas shopping" AAAAAAAGHHHHHHHh it bothered me SOOO MUCH shut UP! hahaha

This may sound crazy but did you ever have the thought, if I were to die tomorrow what purpose would a no buy serve? That thought of “balancing” the now with he later is what always seems to do me in and ruin my will power. Can you relate to this thought?

This video has really reinforced my want to do a no buy year in 2019! I feel like I’m going to listen to this a lot of times to get me through it - literally everything you described at the start is SO EXACT to my experience it’s crazy! My plan is to do a no buy for the whole year (aside from replacing my eyeliner and brow products), and to declutter everything I didn’t use at the end of next year! It’s going to be tough, but it’s something I need to do as I’ve spent most of my savings for my first house on makeup this year 😓 you’ve really helped me to be certain about my decision! Thank you 💕

Oh man! This is so me and it's been quite a year of spending. I decided last night to start a no buy and I'm feeling very inspired by your story.

This is the first video I've watched from you. I find it interesting that you keep referring to "the election". As an older, mature woman, I fail to see how something outside yourself, like a presidential election, could possibly compel you to behave in a certain way. I speak from a long history of substance abuse, with now 14 years of clean and sober living. Perhaps it's our age difference or a difference in our values, but external circumstances are an unfortunate part of life. I appreciate that you recognize your behavior, however, to marry that behavior to the result of an election shows a profound lack of personal accountability. I appreciate the changes you are making as this does show accountability and maturity. I appreciate you sharing your experience. I'm just completely dumbfounded that by your own admission, a presidential election was the impetus to your actions in spending. I mean no insult to you, these are simply my observations. The fact that you and I can be on different sides of the same coin further illustrates that we are fortunate to live in a society that allows us to each have an opinion.

I also started a no-buy in the beginning of November and I’m so excited! I don’t want to give in to my impulses any more and I want to prove to myself that I can survive without buying that thing. Thank you for inspiring me! ❤️

I'm so sorry that I was one of those people recommanding you to try something by saying that you ''should'' try it! English isn't my first language but I do understand now the slight distinction! I wasn't seeing it this way, but it makes perfect sense. On another note, I will start my own no-buy year! I've been binge watching your videos since I found your channel and you're exactly what I needed to begin my recovery from a slight makeup shopping addiction. I thought the only way to feel a spark of joy and excitement was to buy new products, but I felt very similar and even stronger feelings by watching you talk about the products you already own and the satisfaction of using them up and rediscovering them. It motivated me to do the same! Thank you, Hannah xx

I don't know what I'd be doing had I not come across your videos. A no buy was not on my radar at all. I'm now really excited about going on a no buy year. You opened my eyes. Thank you, Hannah!

I'm so glad you decided to start making videos, this channel is such a little gem ❤️️