Black Friday Survival Guide (13 questions to ask yourself)

Ready to bag the best deals this Black Friday Weekend? Me too, but first let's take a step back and look at all the ways sustainability, affordability and excitement can overlap to influence our decisions for good... and for bad. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 02:25 Feel thrifty or being thrifty? 03:18 do you want to own it or do you just like that it exists? 04:11 Does it belong in a life you don’t have? 05:15 If it’s a ‘bargain’ - who is losing out? 06:40 Are you missing something else in your life? 07:59 Is it 'saving' if you weren't going to buy it in the first place? 09:02 Does it remind you of something you already own and love? 09:42 Does it have a place in your life? 10:43 Have you looked closely at the measurements? 11:13 How long do you think it will last? 11:33 How could I modify this if my tastes/size change? 12:34 What’s the possible break up moment? 13:11 Is it something they will actually want or is it just something to tick off your list? 14:16 Final thoughts Lies you're told about spending in your twenties:    • Lies you're told about spending in your tw...   Hannah Louise Poston no-buy video:    • HOW MY NO-BUY YEAR CHANGED MY LIFE | Hanna...   JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB:   / thegumptionclub   Being in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! BUY my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom // COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS // IF NEWSLETTERS ARE YOUR THING, sign up to get a little letter in your inbox from me once in a while! As a thank you for signing up, you’ll get a FREE downloadable list of my best books of all time: https://leenanorms.substack.com/subsc... INSTAGRAM:   / leenanorms   TWITTER:   / leenanorms   I use Octopus Energy which are a clean green sustainable energy company - if you're in the UK and are curious, here are the two videos I talk about them in:    • My London flat failed the eco test. (with ...   and    • 1 year to go zero-waste: how did I do?   And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk... All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... If you're a company that makes plastic-free products, pays their tax and doesn't exploit people, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to sponsor the channel: [email protected]