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21 Shopping Free Activities to Enjoy on Buy Nothing Day

Posted on November 25, 2022November 23, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau

This Buy Nothing Day—formerly known as Black Friday—protest by not participating in consumerism and enjoy some of these activities instead.

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How to Scale Back During the Holidays

Posted on October 25, 2016November 27, 2018by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Some might say I go too far. When compared to the average consumer, I may seen downright nutty. But I believe that decades ago—before mass consumer culture kicked in—I would have seemed fairly normal. Well, let’s say normal as far as my consumption patterns go… As I have said many times, I’m not extreme, our […]

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5 Activities for Buy Nothing Day, Formerly Known as Black Friday

Posted on November 26, 2015November 21, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Updated 11/27/20 Buy Nothing Day (previously known as Black Friday) may come around just once a year but you can embrace it year round. Adbusters launched the day in the early 1990s to protest the consumer madness that kicks off in the U.S. (and now all over) the day after Thanksgiving. You can read more […]

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