I had my own little buy nothing day today. After a bit too much shopping over the weekend, I felt like perhaps a spending freeze was in order. It’s something that is good for me right now.
I was looking at the statistics provided by wordpress and saw a reference to my post last year on “Buy Nothing Day.” I had completely forgotten about it! “Buy Nothing Day” falls on what is traditionally known as “Black Friday” in North America. It’s a time of intense sales, lines and sometimes evil tempers.
As I post this ad, let me just say that I do not necessarily endorse the philosophy of this movement–but rather the spirit of the movement. I don’t think that “bringing the capitalist consumption machine to a grinding halt” is the answer to all our problems. What I do believe is that dealing with our own desires to own more and more and more will solve many of our over-consumption problems.
That said, here’s a little reminder. You don’t even have to visit the website, just keep in mind that on November 27th, there is a call to observe your own “Buy Nothing Day.”
I feel like this illustration when I’m trying to refrain from buying…
BrightHaven Days 
A fantastic idea and a fantastic poster, Becca! I’m trying to make every day this winter “buy nothing or at least as little as possible day.” I’m not so good at resisting temptation—in fact, I’m hopeless—so I’ve learned not to look online or in catalogues or to go where the things that tempt me abound. Be it a newer skirt or a yummy pizza, if I don’t see it, I won’t get it!