Control those consumer impulses!
 Here’s a challenge for shopaholics, or indeed anyone with Christmas shopping to do - this Saturday 25th November is the annual Buy Nothing Day so let's all try to do exactly that!
The idea is to spend a day spending less money and more time with friends and family.
It comes at a time when our consciousnesses (if that's even a word?) are thick with the environmental and ethical consequences of consumerism. Only 20 per cent of the world’s population (those in the developed world) consume over 80 per cent of the earth’s natural resources. So let's make a point and control our consumer impulses for a day.
Something that has to be mentioned here is that America holds its Buy Nothing Day on a Friday but ours is always a traditionally busy shopping Saturday – the word "cheat" definitely springs to mind!
For more info visit the Buy Nothing Day website >>
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