50 THINGS I NO LONGER BUY | Minimalism

[Music] foreign hey guys welcome back to my Channel today I'm going to share with you 50 things that I do not buy anymore I did this at the beginning of my simple living journey and it is quite evolved over the last three years it's more specific it's more intentional and honestly it's just it's more empowering than it felt three years ago because I've seen the benefits of living a more intentional and simplified life so I wanted to share this new and updated list with you guys because I really think it's valuable I think you could get something from it there are 50 options but also I want to give you the confidence to let things go without fear attached to it I've experienced it I feel like I've gone through it for you so I wanted to give you this list to help you guys out in this new year of simplifying I hope you enjoy make sure to like And subscribe because I come at you every single week with Healthy Living intentional living slow living simple living content that's realistic and simplified for you so let's go Number One Nails I don't do my nails lots of reasons Nails tell you so much about your health I didn't like nail salons I don't like the headache I get after them and it's just kind of a waste of money I'd rather spend it on quality milk eggs for my local farmer I know I'm weird so crunchy two I don't buy new makeup I probably buy makeup once every 14 to 16 months I just rarely use it I don't use a lot of it my favorite brands that I do invest in because they're so high quality and so delicious and creamy is eraza like their mango cream pot their foundation so good I'm wearing all of their stuff today it's just it's natural and it's real that's what I'm looking for in makeup not like stuff that I can use within six weeks three toys for my kids I used to be the mom that'd be like if you were obedient I'll get you something at the dollar store the dollar section at Target no wasted so much energy and honestly so much money doing that it was such a waste kids were over it in like 10 minutes and I was picking it up four journals I'm a one Journal year gal simplifies my life and our budget those things can get pricey five apparently I don't buy glassware anymore I have lovely beautiful and very honest sisters I have three of them and the other day my sister walked in and she goes you're a glassware collection is just so admirable and I was like what is that supposed to mean and she just kind of giggled and she's like oh it's just it's just cute I was like just have some water drink out of my glasses whatever it's just pasta sauce jars and Mason jars and old honey jars because I can't get myself to buy beautiful glasses with my two children who are just destructive one and destructive too okay what's gonna keep it simple for now smoothies I don't buy 12 smoothies anymore they were good when I bought them but I found out how to make them so much cheaper added bonus I have my incredibly high quality Beauty superfood by Perfect supplements it's the collagen that they have it's literally the best collagen I've ever tried and I've tried if you're interested in getting high quality collagen and not buying expensive smoothies and having better more nutritious smoothies at home check out perfect supplements link down below they have a ton of superfoods you can add to your smoothies and it's just it's better cheaper win-win number seven new shoes I'm one of six kids I'm actually the fourth of six children so I didn't get no shoes which is fine I'm not sad it honestly trained me to not really need shoes I just I wear them out when they're pretty much dead I will get a new pair eight phone cases just don't need the extra clutter around I I literally need one I spray with my Branch Basics non-toxic cleaner when I need it to be cleaned and then I just keep it on there can't believe those Industries are so popular like we just need one actually I can't believe why they're just they're really pretty number nine excess home decor those stores will lure you and make you feel like you need something visual clutter is a thing and it can be a deep reason of your chronic stress or your cortisol or your inability to sleep in your bedroom I read an article on that and it just blew my mind that a cluttered bedroom even if it's tidy but there's stuff on all the walls stress yup so I don't buy excess Decor just stuff that matters to me and stuff with good character I'm still collecting so it'll take a while expensive gifts for other people honestly people just want thoughtfulness more than anything else so that's what I focus on when I'm giving gifts processed foods or poor quality meat just not stuff that I want in my house or in my body personal preference not a knock on anyone else I've had bad experiences in my health Journey with all that stuff yeah if I'm gonna invest in something I want it to be high quality and that includes my food number 12 is serving dishes and my friends I hope this one doesn't stay on my list I love hosting I love having people over I love giving people Something Beautiful when they walk into my home and just like and an experience where they can just exhale right now we can do that without beautiful serving plate platters and stuff but I would love to be able to host with just beautiful things maybe it's something that I'll never end up doing I don't know just a dream but right now it's not in our budget can't fit in our kitchen so I'm okay with not having it I don't need the instant gratification and I think that's important to share here I want it but I'm not buying it full price clothing for my children they're adorable but very messy and they grow fast so I either do hand-me-downs I have amazing friends who send me handouts and lots of siblings or we shop at the thrift store super easy honestly 14 is expensive Beauty appointments I don't do eyelashes I don't even get my eyebrows waxed I don't dye my hair for now I just I have tons of gray hair thank you to the baseball life for that one week we move three times a year and I just pretty much went gray but I'm just rocking it I'm like whatever it's not really in our budget and doesn't bother me it's pretty natural so 15 Christmas decor I'm huge on not buying excess just bringing like Pine branches and fun nature stuff inside using that to decorate we get a real Christmas tree we have ornaments that people give us and we just use what we have dryer sheets don't use dryer sheets I don't like the toxins that come with them we either use dryer balls but most of the time my son's using them for baseballs so I kind of just go without anything and my clothes are totally fine 17. camera equipment I've got the same camera that I had five years ago it was used and it still works great I don't even use ring lights I'm just in front of a window comes to show that you don't need all the gidgets the gadgets and gizmos in order to have a YouTube channel just do it coffee not a coffee drinker so it's pretty easy for me save a lot of money there new clothing I don't buy new clothing instantly I do buy new clothes but it's planned it's been on my list for a while and it's very intentional I don't buy toxic cleaning products again I'm trying to protect my hormones and the hormones of the men in my home one man two little boys that are really cute Branch Basics is my go-to also it lasts way longer than any conventional products that I was using in the past but really nice 21 sleep medication and I say this because my husband was someone who always bought like sleep melatonin chocolates and gummies and things like that and it really like racked up a lot of money I use things in case of emergency so I always have organic Olivia sleep juice on hand or earthlies good night magnesium lotion on hand those are my favorite products that I use only when I need them I am a firm believer that morning sunlight can fix a lot of sleep problems along with lowering stress levels and calming your central nervous system hence why I live a lot of my life trying to do those things because sleep is so important to me so I don't need a lot of the gummies and trinkets and chocolates and pages honestly I just need a cotton large or extra large t-shirt I'm good those things can get pricey bottled water I don't need bottled water anymore because I have epic water filters so no single-use plastic and it's all filtered cheap skin care used to do this in college when it's all I could afford but then I realized that investing in something really high quality is actually more beneficial for your skin your hormones and it'll last a lot longer because it's super concentrated and it's worth the investment in the price my favorites are Beauty counter or a razza facial oils or their moisturizers they have so many good things they're worth looking at and finding their sales and getting high quality things like Investments are worth it when you're dealing with hormones your skin and absorbing chemicals 25 technology nobody in my home thrives when they're on technology for a long period of time so it's just not in the Forefront of our minds we have old phones old TVs old computers if they break we'll get new ones but we're not constantly looking for updated versions and stuff like that 26 fancy dish towels just not worth it for our family 27 workout subscriptions or trainers thankfully I was trained a lot growing up I was a soccer player and you know I've I've gained a lot of knowledge you can look up free stuff on YouTube also if I have extra time I'd rather take a hard nap than do a hard workout just the stage of life I'm in I love my children I really do I do I have 28 full price books there are so many ways around this if I want a friend Half Price Books Used Books even on Amazon they have used book options those have saved me a lot especially with kids stuff 29. anything that's not washable I will not buy our couch cushions are washable everything on our bed is washable everything that my kids own is washable 30 apps not an app girl I don't like how I feel on my phone honestly lately it's been making me nauseous just because I know my my body my brain my gut knows that it's not serving me like every part of my body's like nah so yeah I'm not a nav girl do you guys want to see my minimal phone I can do that I can share that with you and what I actually have on my phone be happy to do that feminine hygiene products I use menstrual cups actually I use one solo menstrual cup I've used it for the last three years it really works for me and it doesn't work for everybody so don't feel bad if it doesn't but try a different brand I started with a brand that was not comfortable and I transitioned and it literally I haven't had to buy feminine hygiene products in years and that saves you so much money 32 slice fruits and veggies can't do it cannot spend an extra six dollars for something that's a little bit easier even though it would be nice but I just can't get myself to do it 33. almond butter I cannot tell you how much money time energy money I spent on almond butters in my lifetime I've greatly reduced the amount of nuts and seeds that I've eaten in the past I would eat like spoonfuls of almond butter apparently my gut didn't really like it my hormones didn't really like it so every now and then I buy a little jar and we indulge and it's delicious but not as much as I used to my goodness like two 15 16 jars a week not lying I'm ashamed 34 plastic stuff like plastic Tupperware plastic cups plastic plates plastic anything I'm just I read too many things it actually hurts men and women both but there's a lot of studies out there that it lowers like testosterone and sperm counts and I've read things and I'm like it's just not worth it if there's a higher quality thing that I can invest in that will last longer that's what I'm getting 35 scented things I just use beeswax candles they actually clean your air did you know that instead of adding toxic stuff to your air get some beeswax in there it's good stuff 36 expensive furniture again I just want things in my home to be livable I don't want to worry about people scratching or candle wax getting on my tables or anything like that I want it to be high quality I don't want it to be like falling apart but I also want to be livable and not worry about children 37 38 39 speed round jewelry shaving cream baby proofing things not necessary in my home 40. excess things for babies in general there are so many amazing videos like really well done if you have the budget for it great but these baby like Nursery reveals they make you feel like you are lacking and you're not doing the best for your child my children have never had nurseries and that's not my choice we were actually forced into that and so you know it's not really fair for me to be like you shouldn't have a nursery because I've never had one but all that to say it has never dulled our experience with our newborns or our children they sleep in our room anyway so just you know have the freedom to know you don't have to buy everything that everyone else is buying for their babies but also feel no shame if you are someone who can do that there is no shame just do what's best for you and your family 41 drinks when you're out to dinner tayden and I aren't huge drinkers um every now and then I'll grab a margarita from my favorite drive-through place so good Nacho Mama St Louis for here try it just saves you a lot of money 42 out of season produce it's so much more expensive it's also not as tasty it's also not as good for your body because it doesn't have the right I'm totally gonna butcher this I've read it I promise you and I believe this guy because I really liked him it's just not gonna do what it needs to do in your body when it's not in season because it's being forced to grow and not natural real processes so I just don't waste my money 43 bags purses backpacks I have a very worn diaper bag that I will continue to use for future children and I have a purse that was gifted to me by vicia a company and I wash those things they're washable so I just reuse them over and over and over again with the livable thing okay I'm sorry some of my footage cut out so I'm just gonna do a little ketchup 44 45 46 44. I'm not buying as much bread I'm actually probably down 75 of my bread purchases sometimes I get a fancy one but I've been making it from scratch and it's tastier it's a really good homemaking slow living practice enjoying that 45 we don't have any pets around here so that saves us a bunch of money we've thought about it and it was a hard pass 46 is kitchen gadgets my past life you guys I used to be excess in every area and that my friends my simple kitchen is something that I just treasure and it will always stay that way I need one knife and I can pretty much do everything in the kitchen with that one knife okay back to the regular programming 47 is excess pillows in the house just Decor pillows I've purchased them in the past and they don't last they're a lot of times not washable and I just it's simpler and easier in this stage of Life maybe when I don't have kids I don't even see myself doing it when I don't have kids I just would rather spend it on something else like some oysters or something like that 48 expensive meals when I'm hosting again with the trial and error I've done it because I invest in high quality foods but doing that for like 16 people or even four extra people just does not make sense because I'm already investing for our family of four and so I just have to trust that people care about the company and they they really don't care about fancy food as much as any home-cooked warm meal is delicious in my mind it doesn't matter what it is 49 we don't buy desserts like we don't buy the cupcakes the brownies the ice cream it saves a lot on our grocery bill we used to do it and it's just all my kids asked for and so I thought maybe for birthdays or celebrations we would do that together and we'd make it from scratch and it'd be beautiful instead of always having it around and then lastly number 50 is microwavable food personal preference also I don't like cooking Plastics with food don't think that's a good blend I actually know for a fact it's not a good blend just put it in a glass jar if you do buy that stuff also don't listen to me if you don't feel like listening to me sorry I I don't mean to come across as a know-it-all I'm just very intentional about Healthy Living because I've had a very sick child I've also been very sick myself why am I saying this I'm just worried about how you guys think of me yeah that's it those are my 50 things that I don't need and 50 things that my life is just the same without if not better so I hope you enjoyed this list thank you for dealing with the sun and for watching this long I hope you guys are doing well if there's anything more you'd like to add to the list let me know below and I'll see you in my next video bye settling in settling down falling in love not falling out

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Published: Wed Jan 25 2023