consumerism

Stronger values make you spend more mindfully because they shift the axis of desire. When you know what you worship—what you actually stand for and who you want to become—everything gets tested against that vision. Values act like a sieve: they filter out the empty cravings that come from comparison and they let through only the things that... See more

Sherry Ning • You're Overspending Because You Lack Values

this is kind of why I am not buying any new clothes this year - my values right now are environmentalism and sustainability, and buying brand new clothes does not suit that. however, i still highly value aesthetics, beauty and expressing myself through fashion and hair. buying second hand allows me to experiment freely with this. and as a matter of fact, in an even freer way, because buying second hand allows me to do this very cheaply.