Merry Christmas Eve Karen and soultribe 🎅 I've already completed remodeling, bought new appliances, bought a new car to make sure my part of economic spending shows up in Bidens presidency! NOT BUYING ANY MAJOR PURCHASES FOR THE NEXY 4 YEARS!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I'm doing as much shopping as I can without using Amazon, and using an app called Goods Unite Us to check on company political donations. It feels good to use money in a way that aligns with my values. One little thing I started doing is cooking dried beans instead of buying cans.
Sign me up! These corporations don’t deserve to make billions off us after their greedy move not to lower prices after prices to ship and such came back down. They continue to keep the high prices and pocket the profit. And in 2025 their gonna get more tax cuts instead of us. The minimum wage has stayed at $7 something for 15 years now! Let’s stand strong!
Support your locally owned small businesses and artisans. 25 pound bags of flour and grains fit in a 5 gallon food grade bucket. Being rural it is good to have a few things on hand. Happy Celebrations.
I have already started to down size the amount of stuff I have at home, bags of stuff to local charity shop. At present am Storting my craft supplies, with the aim of not buying any more until what I have used up what I have As part of this am planing to make hats, gloves etc for homeless, & patchwork quilts to be given with love, to others as I have all I need.
Yes yes yes Love it💖 ! I've been purging and organizing, repurposing or recycling our entire house...pantry, closets, room by room, drawer by drawer...for the past 2 months, dropping off donations to local food pantry/shelter every week. 💞🙏💞
Dearest Karen, I love coffee with you in the morning! Although I’m in Portland, Oregon and you’re on the East Coast I think. I live alone and it’s really nice to sit and listen with you. May your holidays be warm and loving and the new year hold limitless, promise promises for your happiness and good health!❤️🎄🎅🎉🎁
My plan for no buy is to use the food I have before I buy more. I have tons of stuff that I bought during the pandemic, when I thought I would not get out for years lol. So that is my goal.
I’ve purged my house of so many things over the past 4 years. I’ve gotten it down to only the things I use or actually wear. I do collect art and I’m holding on to those things because they truly do inspire me. I am only buying art supplies and books to read in the new year. I’m going to focus mostly on my art and photography and get outside more.
My favorite charities are St Judes Children's Hospital and The Jimmy V Foundations. All the money you donate goes directly to Cancer research. Since Congress is trying to slash the money they allocate to Children's cancer research I'm sure both Foundations will be in more need of donations and greatly appreciative. 🥰 Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🤶🎅
I’m so excited to see ppl are waking up to the necessity of voting w/ their dollars! I wanted to do something similar to this several yrs ago, which involved a constructed effort to only buy even necessities on certain days depending on which area you live in. Can you imagine what it would do to the economy if we pull this off on a large scale?! 🤯 I know it would empower ppl, & I’ve been trying to figure out how to organize this… I left social media after 45’s 1st attempt to destroy democracy, & have been so much happier ever since!
Take- buy only what you need. It is enough. Wanting more and more leads to a 45 prison of his own making. If you have more than you need you waste energy taking care of it or seeking more stuff. Look around you and say It's enough. Use your energy to seek the light and you will see you have all you need. Be in love, light, peace, abundance and gratitude for every day. Shine on. Hold the balance.
I have all I need, but I don’t want to buy in 2025 from any corporation that supports dumpy. That means I need to buy now and I am grateful to be able to buy.
I started my boycott before Christmas with the app, Goods Unite Us.The only buying I did for Christmas was for my nieces and nephews, since I don't have biological kids. I don't buy for adults. My New Year's resolutions is to only buy items that I need or will assist me in becoming more self-suitable. I also only buy local, unless it's impossible to get the items I need. People look at me like I'm crazy when I shop reusable bags, and collapsible wagon, refillable water bottles. Anything I can do to reduce my carbon foot print.
Love it. We only give meaningful, practical gifts to the Little Kiddos ( grandkids) for Christmas that are sustainable. And let people look! "All hands on deck!" Time is Now to Wake up and take personal responsibility for our Homeland, Our Loving Mother Earth. 💞🙏💞
I don't shop or donate to Goodwill or Salvation Army anymore. Goodwill sells what you donate for extremely high prices and it's not like it used to be. Salvation Army is a little cheaper, but I've known someone who worked there. The person told me that the workers go through the donations and take what they want, before they put the rest out to sell. I started dropping off my donations to shelters for the homeless and places that help the less fortunate for free. ❤
@@rubystarr-1 I believe Salvation Army is volunteers. And even if Goodwill does have all these bills like everyone else, less the tax right off, people are giving the merchandise to them free. Also the owner lives in a mansion?
My consumption has greatly reduced as my age increases. I've also been clearing out my closet and house. Selling and donating is wonderful, and buying used when we need as much as possible. We also try and cook as much as possible from scratch. I've also changed what I consume online. Finding my peace has also brought me to stay away from people who are toxic to me. I've worked to hard to find my peace to let them disrupt it. They have become much worse as I see them through others. This has brought the reality of them to others. This makes me sad but in the end it will be better.
I also vow to stay away from cnn/msnbc and all other major "news" networks. Im so sick of those pharmaceutical ads anyways. They will not get a single view from me
I'm already disconnected from America's Spend Spend Spend culture. I don’t have cable, I don't have streaming subscriptions, I make my coffee at home and don’t waste money at Starshmucks, I might buy one candle a year, I don't wear makeup (my hubs prefes me without it), I don't buy tons of crap to look younger, I don't buy clothes until I absolutely have to, ect... I've learned to be this way out of necessity but now it's second nature. There is so much stuff we don’t need its ridiculous. Unfortunately, I did use Amazon for xmas presents this year because I'm physically laid up atm with a shattered knee but know that it really bummed me to do so because presents for the kiddos for xmas is the one time I splurge a bit and I enjoy shopping in person for them. Its fun for my inner child. The only thing I bulk buy is meats to stock my freezer. We don’t have a Costco near me, its only Sams which is a Walmart store. I need to find a local meat market or something. I want to get away from the Walmart sand pit. Girl, if I have the money to spare I donate items for sure. I'm also a blood doner. I'm a big supporter of St. Jude's mission and Ronald Mcdonald house, the later having helped my cousin when her 3yr old died from heart disease and never billed her for his treatments. As for Diaper Donnie, I think the perfect New Years resolution for him would be to roll over and play dead... just kidding. I think he should resolve to play more golf. Like all the time. Play so much golf he forgets to actually be president. One can hope, right?
Yep, same and I'm 62 and recognize that when I go - hopefully a long long time from now, someone else will have to go through and get rid of my stuff. So, I've been purging little by little, and only replace what I need. I've found that I don't need much - food, shelter, clothing and transportation - and nowhere near as much clothing as I used to have. It's STILL a lot of clothes. I'm a minimalist when it comes to decor and gadgets, and wow, it's so nice not to have to constantly organize and clean around 'stuff'. I'm blessed that I can afford about anything I need, I just have lived frugally for so long that I find I don't need anything.
I have been recycling reusing for decades. I bring my own bags to the store, my cup for coffee or drinks. Recycle repurpose when I can and recycle and donate my past items no longer needed. My pet peave is the over packaging, so I stay away from single packaging. We all can make a difference. 😊
I can’t. I have grandkids… the true spirit of Christmas. But, my son has had a rough year, so I’m buying them cozy bedding (they needed it) and books and National Geographic science experiments books.
I’m donating my clothes to the epilepsy center here in Minneapolis. And sending some to a friend that really needs them. I feel really good about this.
I've been purging stuff from home, unneeded things I've not used in years. I think it's really practice for no buy in 2025. I'm going to work on being more frugal toward food purchases, cook smaller (for 1 or 2)and not waste food food. Being raised by depression era parents fosters frugality I think. Merry Christmas eve to everyone. May your Christmas season be peace filled and abundant. Everything is gonna be OK !!!!!
As you know as humans we are taught to plan. But I definitely agree to spontaneously do most things. Spirit works with you on timing. They may be small but significant. I do not prep as much but you can not prep for all. We are given intelligence for a reason. Ignore the hype. Just be peaceful and all you need.
Merry Christmas Karen & everyone in chat. Even though i'm in the UK I stand with you from across the pond, I wont use any US companies or buy anything from the US either
I was born in Seattle but live in Connecticut, when my Sisters and I head home..the closer we get the nicer the people are, when our Dad died and had to get alot done, people were so sweet and helpful.
In April I was diagnosed with diabetes. I’m on mounjaro and have lost over 60 pounds. I had to buy new clothes, bras, etc… I have a list going at Macys waiting for their after Christmas sale hoping there will be some good deals. If not I will not buy anything. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
Congrats on the weight loss. I’m considering a GLP1 myself for pre-diabetes. I have tried so many ways to lose the extra 30 pounds I’ve gained since menopause and it’s not happening. Just listened to a doctor who went on it and now feel comfortable giving it a try. Buy new clothes for sure. That will be wonderful.
@ thank you Karen. I really had a hard time just losing a pound. I’m still in shock of how much weight I’ve lost. There have been some side affects as well. The main one is I just had surgery on my leg due to the pudendal nerve that has caused no strength in my foot, my foot and leg is numb. The doctor who did the EMG told me that when you lose weight too fast it makes the fatty tissue around your nerves shrink, and he’s seen this with these medications.
Congratulations on your weight loss! I too have lost a lot of weight since the doc discovered my thyroid wasn’t working very well and I began taking the medication for hypothyroidism. I’ve been donating clothes like crazy and finding it’s kind of fun to shop the same thrift store I donate to- keeping my rule of 5 items donated to 1 brought home, but only if needed.
@@Pippie807 thanks. It will save you some money too. I’ve found some pretty cool stuff gets redistributed in the community too. Happy hunting on your journey too!!
Poshmark and Thred Up are great for buying second hand. You can also sell your items. I donate blankets and old towels to animal shelters. Happiest of Holidays to Everyone. ✨💫✨
Nephew Lob here, I spent part of my career working full time at an animal shelter and we loved this time of the year specifically for all of the towel and blanket donations! A lot of those rascally pups would rip up our supplies way too quickly 🐶
No buy / low buy has been around for a few years now. Anytime I’ve tried it in the past, I make it a few months and then old habits slip in. I’m going to relax my rules a bit this go-round and see if that helps with my all or nothing mental approach. Things I want to do: no more skincare, cosmetics, candles until I finish what I have. No more books, I have so many on my to read list already! I have reusable produce bags, “ziplock” bags and “paper towels” that I want to use more. I only can replace clothes, not add to my wardrobe. I’m also going to only shop at places that support my political views. Can you please remind us of the website that you can use to find out where companies donate to? I just watched Buy Now! On Netflix last night, and the images of waste is devastating. If we all do a little bit to move in the right direction, we can turn this ship around.
Prices have gone up so much that I told myself: DON’t throw away anything except trash. Boycotting stores that donated to youknowwho. Tell the people with Sunny channel has a list of companies that donated to him. Cutting back on buying in general will contract inflation but it will also tank the economy and your 401k.
Karen I really enjoy all of your videos. I rarely watch when you first post them. But I don’t think I missed a single one!! I think it would be so interesting to see what the Spirit Guides would pick for 45 as a New Year’s resolution. For me it would be you have to follow the Golden Rule- as President, how would by doing this thing help others not me or my family.
Yes not buying things i dont need couldnt even buy my grandkids much this year because of having to try and save my fur baby but in the end had to put him down and im only on ss feel really bad i couldnt get the kiddos what i usually spend so pray the will understand their 5 and 2
You’re amazing. You did your best and that would be a wonderful thing to share with the 5 year old especially. Perhaps showing the 5 year old where your money went and how he/she helped support your fur baby through that process. I’m guessing they will feel proud to be a part of it. My condolences on the passing of your loved one. ❤️❤️
I'm buying everything I need right now ... if I need anything in the future, I will shop at thrift stores (for clothes) or a local market (like when I want to buy tea). No more Walmart, etc.
Ironically... for No Buy 2025... I'm planning to open an Etsy shop. Lol! I think I received the wrong memo. Hopefully, birthing inspirational artwork into the world will be less about consumerism and more about the light from my beautiful (but not perfect) things.
Karen love the idea of the mood hats. When I was young my Grandmother donned her kerchief and she would clean like a bear…my Mum did the same things. When they had their scarves on, the world ended up clean and polished. So maybe this idea of mood hats will really catch on. I love your chats, you always bring new ideas our way. Merry Christmas from Ontario, Canada…to you, your family and all your viewers.
The only thing that worries me about no buy is how it will affect my income. Much as I'm not a fan of Amazon, it's where i sell most of my books. I'm torn. 😢
I buy less. I buy good quality. I have never bought from Amazon and never will. In Europe we have alternatives. I have learned to say no to myself. I can shop with my eyes only, no problem. It is a nice feeling to not ‘over-buy’. But I over-eat. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Still working on that. ❤
It gives you a dopamine hit when you buy stuff. For me it's books, which I don't need because I could literally open my own Bookstore. But I keep finding books I want and voila. I'm working on just putting them in my basket.
I will continue to support local crafters and farmers (I live in Montana- small farms and family ranches). I pledge to buy only necessities and carry reusable bags!!!
I will now take the advice I taught my kids….(who are both over 30 now) Know the difference between a WANT & NEED! You need air (thank you Gaia) You need water, thank you Gaia (and it doesn’t need to be Evian) You need a roof over your head, (it doesn’t need to be the tajmahal) You need food, (it doesn’t need to be caviar) go back to basics - no eating out You need clothes, (look at what you can do with out first and they do not need to be designer).. Thanking you for this platform to share my thoughts… 🥰
We're doing 'no buy' 2025, but we also did 'no buy' in 2024. It's been a necessity for us financially, but honestly it's been refreshing. I feel better without all the stuff -it's so suffocating! We can't afford to donate money or things during the holidays, but we do donate our time. In January we will be packing meals for "Feed My Starving Children." Our whole family goes together and we all have a great time. Happy Holidays Karen, Lucy, Marsha and Lob, and to everyone else in the community! Wishing you all peace, happiness and Love for coming year 💕
13:00 Packaging can be a resource, if we use it as raw material in 3D printing, and extruders. It's sort of like cooking, and mixing ingredients to make anything, then we craft it like pastries to make useful products. Hundreds of things we throw away can be recycled, and just needs the right equipment to process it. We've been making a lot of progress towards this self-sufficiency.
I just buy food for my barn cats and get commodities for others. It's about all I can do.Even others who are narcissist. However I did receive a gift of bead making kit as I am selfmade artist. I connect with small rural community where there is one young person who is interested in wire wrapping. I bought materials needed to start. Being I am not a teacher I need to figure out how to show her and not give materials. So work on a program.
You’ve given me a lot of food for thought! We recently moved and are still setting up house, and trying to find new donation places. I’m off Facebook so have mostly been using Freecycle. We had an AMAZING 5-town recycling and reuse center where I lived. I still need to find the gems around here. I’ve been working on buying more local. I carry around my own reusable bags. We have a big basement refinishing project that got pushed off until February, so we will be spending money on that. But I already had the idea to make a bunch of reusable cloth gift bags out of all the fabric I brought with me. Both to use for my own gifts and to give out as presents. If the whole family keeps recycling these bags among us, that would be cool. My plan every year is to make gifts for Xmas but I always fall short on time. So this year I’m starting in January! Thanks for this and a synchronicity happened in your video. My husband and I are pursuing setting up a scholarship fund of some sort to give back. He was actually telling my daughter about it right when you were talking about The one your father set up for your mother. Such confirmation that we should do this (already have a meeting set up in a couple of weeks with financial advisors because we are pretty clueless about how this would work. We did not work in education however my dad was a college professor.)
Good morning! Merry Christmas Eve morning 😇 one of the things I like to do is shop at thrift stores. We have a few of them where I live that are locally owned, and they support charities. And it also feels really good because you are not contributing to the landfill. I’m thinking though of what else I can do for 2025
What about donating to an animal rescue? Cat rescue? St. JUDE Children's Hospital? Woman's shelter? Food Pantry? Church or local organization that gives out clothes and other goods to people in need? My daughter and I donate things to different local needs. Sometimes it is a family for Christmas. Sometimes the animal shelter or rescue. Sometimes it is a homeless person. Sometimes it is donating school supplies to a family. We do what little we can when we can. We are financially strapped but help when we can. I would love to do the no buy thing but we are limited as to stores to buy from, the cost, and the shopping days/hours. I would love to only buy our produce from local farmers but my daughter is the only one who works and drives. Her work hours do not mesh with their shopping hours. We are cutting back on buying so many impulse purchases. We do not want to support companies who support republicans it is not so practical because of our shopping availability and lower prices. We are considering different things. I like your packaging idea.
Go to your local Farmer’s Market, support your neighbors, not the corporation’s grocery stores that serve US chemicals in our food. Chemicals are what are causing dementia.
I don't have much of a family some gone some toxic but haven't exchanged gifts in years. But the few people I do have we haven't exchanged gifts in years. Just being together and good food is better than material things. Happy Holidays .
Do you remember the performance artist who went by the name Reverend Billy of the Church of Just Stop Shopping? He would propose a date, and preach the gospel of staying home and buying nothing on that day. Glad you're thinking about this...❤
If you want to donate, I think contacting the Salvation Army might be a good idea. I also don’t like the for profit charity shops. I donated the most beautiful high end toys to them thinking that poor people would then be able to buy it for cheap. Those toys never appeared in their shop, which means they sold it privately. I was so angry. Now I know why they only always have crappy stuff in their shops.
I rarely buy anything new and I am not your typical consumer. I have cut way back over the years in terms of buying stuff ,which has always been from thrift and vintage shops.I don't need anymore stuff ,save for the occasional gift or something I really need ,but I never go to department stores. I wish everyone luck on No buying in 2025.
Karen- I've been practicing careful budgeting for years. I have been excellent in NOT buying what I don't need. I only shop at mom & pop thrift stores because they deserve it, they just have a business not a corporation. I believe Goodwill is for profit. If the small shop is for the demented side, I will not shop there anymore. Blessings to you
Some of the crazy packaging is due to theft. I guess I’m saying…not really the fault of the companies but the bad actors. I need to buy less for sure! BTW my husband and I have “Home Depot dates”.
Hello, I need help, please. I lost something in my apartment and have been searching for a bit now. Karen, would you please ask your SG to help me find what I need, please? Are they able to influence this for me? Thank you. Happy Holidays. 😊
Absolutely, I am doing no-buy 2025! I made that decision on 11/6, before I had even heard anyone else mention it. I guess that’s a really good example of synchronicity.
Goodwill is registered as a nonprofit. $.82 of every dollar goes to charity, which does include payment of the employees with and without disabilities. It’s original purpose was to provide job training to people with disabilities of all sorts. Many local organizations do do that I can’t speak to what everyone does. As a sidenote, I watched your “pick your card“ episode and was drawn to the one with the drum. I have had tonal drums on my mind for a long time and I did not know until you turned it over. There would be a drum on that one. It was a very interesting episode.
Merry Christmas Eve, Karen, Marcia, Lob and Spirit Family 🎄🍪 ❤ I see the Soul Mirror deck being a good deck for 45's New Years resolutions. I think you primarily use it in the Spirit Circle, but maybe for this reading we could pull it out for all subscribers. Wishing everyone a beautiful day! I love this community and I am so thankful to be a part of this journey together 🕯❤🙏
Hi Nicole, Lob here 🤓 wanting to wish the same to you and yours! I think I'm going to have my closest bookstore order me the deck that Karen used in the "pick a card" video as a gift for myself this year. That artwork is way too pretty! I couldn't have put how I feel about this community in better words than you, it has been very rewarding to see my Auntie's ideas resonate with so many passionate and like-minded folks!
@@askthespiritguides the pick a card yesterday really resonated with me as well! Such an amazing deck! I have been eyeing that one for a little while too, it was wonderful seeing it in action! Enjoy the day 🎄🍪
Good Morning, CWK☕ clink🌞. BTW, click is when you push a button to select. Click, noun 1. a short, sharp sound as of a switch being operated or of two hard objects coming quickly into contact. "she heard the click of the door" 2. an act of selecting an option on an electronic interface by pressing a button or touching a screen. "it's normal for a click to select an item" Clink: a sharp ringing sound, such as that made when metal or glass are struck. "the clink of ice in tall glasses" I think I may be a bit Analytical 😂🤣😂. I agree on the packaging! It really bothers me that when I buy something and there is so much packaging waste! I have the same problem with the big plastic bottles that laundry soap and all the liquids come in. I am going to start buying the laundry soap in sheets. Just my 2 cents ✌️💕
Merry Christmas Eve, clink(y) ☕click ☕ to all!! I am 🪅🎅🤶🎄⛄ not buying or taking on big or costly projects. My focus is to right my wrongs. I do have 2 important ones to get right. I am asking my SG to guide me in that direction with love. 🎇☀
Merry Christmas Eve Karen and soultribe 🎅 I've already completed remodeling, bought new appliances, bought a new car to make sure my part of economic spending shows up in Bidens presidency! NOT BUYING ANY MAJOR PURCHASES FOR THE NEXY 4 YEARS!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
And beet the tariffs!!!!👍🏼
@@robinfischer5008 thank you for the reply, I thought it was just me deciding to make changes but as normal a higher authority had plans for us.
I want to support small businesses. Leave the huge stores behind.
I'm doing as much shopping as I can without using Amazon, and using an app called Goods Unite Us to check on company political donations. It feels good to use money in a way that aligns with my values. One little thing I started doing is cooking dried beans instead of buying cans.
Dear Ladies. We have the power…I love this message….No Buy for 25…..Ask yourself? …. Is this crap/Do I need this?
Hey! Dudes can be in, too!
I’m going to try to do the no buy 2025 as well.
Especially corporations that donated millions to frump. If anyone has a list I sure could use it?
Yes I thought about this awhile back, as my way to boycott big business
Sign me up! These corporations don’t deserve to make billions off us after their greedy move not to lower prices after prices to ship and such came back down. They continue to keep the high prices and pocket the profit. And in 2025 their gonna get more tax cuts instead of us. The minimum wage has stayed at $7 something for 15 years now! Let’s stand strong!
yep, federal minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009!
@@askthespiritguides Oh my that's not right. Yet Congress is asking for a raise.
I don't like to support Goodwill anymore because they are for profit, it's best to stay with private smaller thrift shops or the salvation army❤
I am doing no-buy because I have no $ to spend!!!
I don’t donate or shop at Goodwill because the CEO gets paid an insane amount. I also don’t donate to charities not LGBTQIA friendly.
Good Will? Oh dang. Thanks. Hard to keep on top of all of this.
Support your locally owned small businesses and artisans. 25 pound bags of flour and grains fit in a 5 gallon food grade bucket. Being rural it is good to have a few things on hand. Happy Celebrations.
I have dried beans, a jug of olive oil, rice, flour, and sourdough.
I supported all local farmers and small businesses for my stocking stuffers. All I did was stockings this Christmas
I have already started to down size the amount of stuff I have at home, bags of stuff to local charity shop.
At present am Storting my craft supplies, with the aim of not buying any more until what I have used up what I have
As part of this am planing to make hats, gloves etc for homeless, & patchwork quilts to be given with love, to others as I have all I need.
Yes yes yes Love it💖 ! I've been purging and organizing, repurposing or recycling our entire house...pantry, closets, room by room, drawer by drawer...for the past 2 months, dropping off donations to local food pantry/shelter every week. 💞🙏💞
Dearest Karen, I love coffee with you in the morning! Although I’m in Portland, Oregon and you’re on the East Coast I think. I live alone and it’s really nice to sit and listen with you. May your holidays be warm and loving and the new year hold limitless, promise promises for your happiness and good health!❤️🎄🎅🎉🎁
I'm glad to hear it Linda! ☕💖
My plan for no buy is to use the food I have before I buy more. I have tons of stuff that I bought during the pandemic, when I thought I would not get out for years lol. So that is my goal.
I’ve purged my house of so many things over the past 4 years. I’ve gotten it down to only the things I use or actually wear. I do collect art and I’m holding on to those things because they truly do inspire me. I am only buying art supplies and books to read in the new year. I’m going to focus mostly on my art and photography and get outside more.
My favorite charities are St Judes Children's Hospital and The Jimmy V Foundations. All the money you donate goes directly to Cancer research. Since Congress is trying to slash the money they allocate to Children's cancer research I'm sure both Foundations will be in more need of donations and greatly appreciative. 🥰 Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🤶🎅
I've been donating to St Judes for 20 years, I totally agree. We need to keep blessing the children.
I’m so excited to see ppl are waking up to the necessity of voting w/ their dollars! I wanted to do something similar to this several yrs ago, which involved a constructed effort to only buy even necessities on certain days depending on which area you live in. Can you imagine what it would do to the economy if we pull this off on a large scale?! 🤯 I know it would empower ppl, & I’ve been trying to figure out how to organize this… I left social media after 45’s 1st attempt to destroy democracy, & have been so much happier ever since!
I did that in 45s time too! Quit Fb, etc
Take- buy only what you need. It is enough. Wanting more and more leads to a 45 prison of his own making. If you have more than you need you waste energy taking care of it or seeking more stuff. Look around you and say It's enough. Use your energy to seek the light and you will see you have all you need. Be in love, light, peace, abundance and gratitude for every day. Shine on. Hold the balance.
I have all I need, but I don’t want to buy in 2025 from any corporation that supports dumpy. That means I need to buy now and I am grateful to be able to buy.
I started my boycott before Christmas with the app, Goods Unite Us.The only buying I did for Christmas was for my nieces and nephews, since I don't have biological kids. I don't buy for adults. My New Year's resolutions is to only buy items that I need or will assist me in becoming more self-suitable. I also only buy local, unless it's impossible to get the items I need. People look at me like I'm crazy when I shop reusable bags, and collapsible wagon, refillable water bottles. Anything I can do to reduce my carbon foot print.
Love it. We only give meaningful, practical gifts to the Little Kiddos ( grandkids) for Christmas that are sustainable. And let people look! "All hands on deck!" Time is Now to Wake up and take personal responsibility for our Homeland, Our Loving Mother Earth. 💞🙏💞
I don't shop or donate to Goodwill or Salvation Army anymore. Goodwill sells what you donate for extremely high prices and it's not like it used to be. Salvation Army is a little cheaper, but I've known someone who worked there. The person told me that the workers go through the donations and take what they want, before they put the rest out to sell. I started dropping off my donations to shelters for the homeless and places that help the less fortunate for free. ❤
They do have a light bill, a water bill, payroll...
Goodwill does the same thing. Donated an old bike years ago and the guy in the loading bay literally set it to the side and said he was claiming it.
@@rubystarr-1 I believe Salvation Army is volunteers. And even if Goodwill does have all these bills like everyone else, less the tax right off, people are giving the merchandise to them free. Also the owner lives in a mansion?
Thank you for the heads up!
We’re lucky we have a Children’s Hospital here who has thrift stores.
You are a deep thinking lovely spirit. I love your vibe see you Tonight 😇👁️💕
My consumption has greatly reduced as my age increases. I've also been clearing out my closet and house. Selling and donating is wonderful, and buying used when we need as much as possible. We also try and cook as much as possible from scratch. I've also changed what I consume online. Finding my peace has also brought me to stay away from people who are toxic to me. I've worked to hard to find my peace to let them disrupt it. They have become much worse as I see them through others. This has brought the reality of them to others. This makes me sad but in the end it will be better.
I also vow to stay away from cnn/msnbc and all other major "news" networks. Im so sick of those pharmaceutical ads anyways. They will not get a single view from me
Me, too!!!
I peak at Lawrence O’Donnell to keep formed. But no drama. Definitely not CNN.
@lindamutch191 he and Jen Psaki are the only ones I will listen too as well
I'm already disconnected from America's Spend Spend Spend culture. I don’t have cable, I don't have streaming subscriptions, I make my coffee at home and don’t waste money at Starshmucks, I might buy one candle a year, I don't wear makeup (my hubs prefes me without it), I don't buy tons of crap to look younger, I don't buy clothes until I absolutely have to, ect... I've learned to be this way out of necessity but now it's second nature. There is so much stuff we don’t need its ridiculous.
Unfortunately, I did use Amazon for xmas presents this year because I'm physically laid up atm with a shattered knee but know that it really bummed me to do so because presents for the kiddos for xmas is the one time I splurge a bit and I enjoy shopping in person for them. Its fun for my inner child.
The only thing I bulk buy is meats to stock my freezer. We don’t have a Costco near me, its only Sams which is a Walmart store. I need to find a local meat market or something. I want to get away from the Walmart sand pit.
Girl, if I have the money to spare I donate items for sure. I'm also a blood doner. I'm a big supporter of St. Jude's mission and Ronald Mcdonald house, the later having helped my cousin when her 3yr old died from heart disease and never billed her for his treatments.
As for Diaper Donnie, I think the perfect New Years resolution for him would be to roll over and play dead... just kidding. I think he should resolve to play more golf. Like all the time. Play so much golf he forgets to actually be president. One can hope, right?
Yep, same and I'm 62 and recognize that when I go - hopefully a long long time from now, someone else will have to go through and get rid of my stuff. So, I've been purging little by little, and only replace what I need. I've found that I don't need much - food, shelter, clothing and transportation - and nowhere near as much clothing as I used to have. It's STILL a lot of clothes. I'm a minimalist when it comes to decor and gadgets, and wow, it's so nice not to have to constantly organize and clean around 'stuff'. I'm blessed that I can afford about anything I need, I just have lived frugally for so long that I find I don't need anything.
I'm in
No more Amazon or Whole Foods for me. It’s liberating!
I have been recycling reusing for decades. I bring my own bags to the store, my cup for coffee or drinks. Recycle repurpose when I can and recycle and donate my past items no longer needed. My pet peave is the over packaging, so I stay away from single packaging. We all can make a difference. 😊
Fantastic!
Trying to avoid any packages with plastic is not easy, but a start to the insanity of plastics over plastics packaging
Please still support local, small businesses and online artist, etc.
Hi Karen, I think I'm the person you are talking to about the compulsive candle buying. I feel busted.😂
I donate to The Mill Dog Rescue in Denver Co. They are totally legit. They save so many mill dogs and their puppies.
I can’t. I have grandkids… the true spirit of Christmas. But, my son has had a rough year, so I’m buying them cozy bedding (they needed it) and books and National Geographic science experiments books.
I'm giving the gift of food boxes to my kids.🍖🍗🥓🧀 merry holiday season to all.🎄❄☃️🥁📯
That’s what I did too. 😊
Great idea!
Fantastic idea. I will do that next year. I did rocks from a local rock shop for gifts this year and it was fun to shop
Goods Unite Us has a list of businesses and who they support.
I’m donating my clothes to the epilepsy center here in Minneapolis.
And sending some to a friend that really needs them. I feel really good about this.
Merry Christmas Karen.I learned 8 years ago in grief group that Costco is considered Retail Therapy.😊🎄😺
I've been purging stuff from home, unneeded things I've not used in years. I think it's really practice for no buy in 2025. I'm going to work on being more frugal toward food purchases, cook smaller
(for 1 or 2)and not waste food food. Being raised by depression era parents fosters frugality I think. Merry Christmas eve to everyone. May your Christmas season be peace filled and abundant. Everything is gonna be OK !!!!!
As you know as humans we are taught to plan. But I definitely agree to spontaneously do most things. Spirit works with you on timing. They may be small but significant. I do not prep as much but you can not prep for all. We are given intelligence for a reason. Ignore the hype. Just be peaceful and all you need.
Cooperatives build communities. 🐝
Merry Christmas. 🎄🎁
Merry Christmas Karen & everyone in chat. Even though i'm in the UK I stand with you from across the pond, I wont use any US companies or buy anything from the US either
The goodwill in Seattle has a training program for people who need job skills. They may be for profit but they do good stuff here.
I was born in Seattle but live in Connecticut, when my Sisters and I head home..the closer we get the nicer the people are, when our Dad died and had to get alot done, people were so sweet and helpful.
Merry Christmas and Happy New 🥰🥰🤩🤩🤩🎄🎉🍾
Good morning. Click and clink!
click, clink, clunk ☕😺
In April I was diagnosed with diabetes. I’m on mounjaro and have lost over 60 pounds. I had to buy new clothes, bras, etc… I have a list going at Macys waiting for their after Christmas sale hoping there will be some good deals. If not I will not buy anything.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
Congrats on the weight loss. I’m considering a GLP1 myself for pre-diabetes. I have tried so many ways to lose the extra 30 pounds I’ve gained since menopause and it’s not happening. Just listened to a doctor who went on it and now feel comfortable giving it a try. Buy new clothes for sure. That will be wonderful.
@ thank you Karen. I really had a hard time just losing a pound. I’m still in shock of how much weight I’ve lost.
There have been some side affects as well.
The main one is I just had surgery on my leg due to the pudendal nerve that has caused no strength in my foot, my foot and leg is numb.
The doctor who did the EMG told me that when you lose weight too fast it makes the fatty tissue around your nerves shrink, and he’s seen this with these medications.
Congratulations on your weight loss! I too have lost a lot of weight since the doc discovered my thyroid wasn’t working very well and I began taking the medication for hypothyroidism. I’ve been donating clothes like crazy and finding it’s kind of fun to shop the same thrift store I donate to- keeping my rule of 5 items donated to 1 brought home, but only if needed.
@ I’m so glad they found what was wrong. Congratulations on your weight loss. I love what you do, such a great idea. Thank you 😊
@@Pippie807 thanks. It will save you some money too. I’ve found some pretty cool stuff gets redistributed in the community too. Happy hunting on your journey too!!
Poshmark and Thred Up are great for buying second hand. You can also sell your items. I donate blankets and old towels to animal shelters. Happiest of Holidays to Everyone. ✨💫✨
Nephew Lob here, I spent part of my career working full time at an animal shelter and we loved this time of the year specifically for all of the towel and blanket donations! A lot of those rascally pups would rip up our supplies way too quickly 🐶
No buy / low buy has been around for a few years now. Anytime I’ve tried it in the past, I make it a few months and then old habits slip in. I’m going to relax my rules a bit this go-round and see if that helps with my all or nothing mental approach. Things I want to do: no more skincare, cosmetics, candles until I finish what I have. No more books, I have so many on my to read list already! I have reusable produce bags, “ziplock” bags and “paper towels” that I want to use more. I only can replace clothes, not add to my wardrobe. I’m also going to only shop at places that support my political views. Can you please remind us of the website that you can use to find out where companies donate to? I just watched Buy Now! On Netflix last night, and the images of waste is devastating. If we all do a little bit to move in the right direction, we can turn this ship around.
Goods Unite Us
@ thank you!!
Merry Christmas and sending Love and Light to all who come across this.🥰
Prices have gone up so much that I told myself: DON’t throw away anything except trash. Boycotting stores that donated to youknowwho. Tell the people with Sunny channel has a list of companies that donated to him. Cutting back on buying in general will contract inflation but it will also tank the economy and your 401k.
Karen I really enjoy all of your videos. I rarely watch when you first post them. But I don’t think I missed a single one!! I think it would be so interesting to see what the Spirit Guides would pick for 45 as a New Year’s resolution. For me it would be you have to follow the Golden Rule- as President, how would by doing this thing help others not me or my family.
Yes not buying things i dont need couldnt even buy my grandkids much this year because of having to try and save my fur baby but in the end had to put him down and im only on ss feel really bad i couldnt get the kiddos what i usually spend so pray the will understand their 5 and 2
You can make them some cookies!
You’re amazing. You did your best and that would be a wonderful thing to share with the 5 year old especially. Perhaps showing the 5 year old where your money went and how he/she helped support your fur baby through that process. I’m guessing they will feel proud to be a part of it. My condolences on the passing of your loved one. ❤️❤️
They will understand. I’m sorry about your fur baby. I lost two cats and a dog in one year. it’s awful.
@@askthespiritguideswhat a great thought.
I'm buying everything I need right now ... if I need anything in the future, I will shop at thrift stores (for clothes) or a local market (like when I want to buy tea). No more Walmart, etc.
Ironically... for No Buy 2025... I'm planning to open an Etsy shop. Lol! I think I received the wrong memo. Hopefully, birthing inspirational artwork into the world will be less about consumerism and more about the light from my beautiful (but not perfect) things.
I am also thinking of opening up an Etsy shop! Yay to us! I think it’s great to support small businesses, especially women! 💖
@ good luck with yours!! 💜💜💜
@@Ten1brae same to you!
Karen love the idea of the mood hats. When I was young my Grandmother donned her kerchief and she would clean like a bear…my Mum did the same things. When they had their scarves on, the world ended up clean and polished. So maybe this idea of mood hats will really catch on. I love your chats, you always bring new ideas our way. Merry Christmas from Ontario, Canada…to you, your family and all your viewers.
Merry Christmas Karen and crew! Oh yea let’s buy out in 202.
The only thing that worries me about no buy is how it will affect my income. Much as I'm not a fan of Amazon, it's where i sell most of my books. I'm torn. 😢
@ThePaperSparrow. . . Yes, I don't sell anything however I was thinking about what you just said.
For trump’s NY resolution: FIRST- DO NO HARM!
Like the Hippocratic Oath.
I buy less. I buy good quality. I have never bought from Amazon and never will. In Europe we have alternatives. I have learned to say no to myself. I can shop with my eyes only, no problem. It is a nice feeling to not ‘over-buy’. But I over-eat. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Still working on that. ❤
Me too!
Me, too !
Sounds good! 👍
I do not shop at walmart. They contribute to 45. I also make lists and stick to it. I have seen the savings and it is alot!!!
It gives you a dopamine hit when you buy stuff. For me it's books, which I don't need because I could literally open my own Bookstore. But I keep finding books I want and voila. I'm working on just putting them in my basket.
I will definitely cut spending in 2025. I have plenty and I don’t need anything. I’m a shopper and I’ll just have to find new ways to fill that space.
I am in that dame position and I decided to volunteer time instead of shopping. Hospital gift shop, church food pantry, etc. It's very fulfilling.
At least I have never spent more than I can afford, and don’t eat junk food, drink anything but water, and have a very healthy lifestyle.
New year starts in March. But aware of changes to be made throughout the year. I buy food for cats.
Stopped buting Nov 6th..CLINK❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉
I love to sew, and I love fabric. My fabric stash far exceeds my life expectancy. 😅 so I’m trying to not buy fabric just because it’s pretty.
On the other hand, if they’re going to abolish the FDIC, we should spend or donate it *all* and more.
I will continue to support local crafters and farmers (I live in Montana- small farms and family ranches). I pledge to buy only necessities and carry reusable bags!!!
The more stuff we own the more that stuff owns us. Believe me. I’ve got way too much stuff!
I will now take the advice I taught my kids….(who are both over 30 now)
Know the difference between a WANT & NEED!
You need air (thank you Gaia)
You need water, thank you Gaia (and it doesn’t need to be Evian)
You need a roof over your head, (it doesn’t need to be the tajmahal)
You need food, (it doesn’t need to be caviar) go back to basics - no eating out
You need clothes, (look at what you can do with out first and they do not need to be designer)..
Thanking you for this platform to share my thoughts… 🥰
😎 Good Morning Merry Christmas to you and your hubby.
Many grocery stores give you a discount if you use your own bags. They don’t publicize it but there is a discount!
We're doing 'no buy' 2025, but we also did 'no buy' in 2024. It's been a necessity for us financially, but honestly it's been refreshing. I feel better without all the stuff -it's so suffocating!
We can't afford to donate money or things during the holidays, but we do donate our time. In January we will be packing meals for "Feed My Starving Children." Our whole family goes together and we all have a great time.
Happy Holidays Karen, Lucy, Marsha and Lob, and to everyone else in the community! Wishing you all peace, happiness and Love for coming year 💕
Goodwill is a for profit organization
Not where I want to donate. I donate to Salvation Army because they do good things for people.
I also donate to a local charitable thrift store that helps those in need.
I’ve been trying to live plastic free and it impossible
13:00 Packaging can be a resource, if we use it as raw material in 3D printing, and extruders. It's sort of like cooking, and mixing ingredients to make anything, then we craft it like pastries to make useful products. Hundreds of things we throw away can be recycled, and just needs the right equipment to process it. We've been making a lot of progress towards this self-sufficiency.
I just buy food for my barn cats and get commodities for others. It's about all I can do.Even others who are narcissist. However I did receive a gift of bead making kit as I am selfmade artist. I connect with small rural community where there is one young person who is interested in wire wrapping. I bought materials needed to start. Being I am not a teacher I need to figure out how to show her and not give materials. So work on a program.
You’ve given me a lot of food for thought! We recently moved and are still setting up house, and trying to find new donation places. I’m off Facebook so have mostly been using Freecycle. We had an AMAZING 5-town recycling and reuse center where I lived. I still need to find the gems around here. I’ve been working on buying more local. I carry around my own reusable bags. We have a big basement refinishing project that got pushed off until February, so we will be spending money on that. But I already had the idea to make a bunch of reusable cloth gift bags out of all the fabric I brought with me. Both to use for my own gifts and to give out as presents. If the whole family keeps recycling these bags among us, that would be cool. My plan every year is to make gifts for Xmas but I always fall short on time. So this year I’m starting in January!
Thanks for this and a synchronicity happened in your video. My husband and I are pursuing setting up a scholarship fund of some sort to give back. He was actually telling my daughter about it right when you were talking about The one your father set up for your mother. Such confirmation that we should do this (already have a meeting set up in a couple of weeks with financial advisors because we are pretty clueless about how this would work. We did not work in education however my dad was a college professor.)
I buy a lot of candles, incense, and essential oils 🤣😊 Merry Christmas Eve & Merry Christmas, Karen! 🌲✌️💕💫
Thanks Amy and same to you! 😻
I do sub at school in cafeteria/ custodial/ parapro ect. as school needs. I do purchase art material for elem. art teacher.
Because of the wonderful things she does!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Merry Christmas!! I like click too! Love coffee with Karen. And yes, love the no buy 2025.
Good morning! Merry Christmas Eve morning 😇 one of the things I like to do is shop at thrift stores. We have a few of them where I live that are locally owned, and they support charities. And it also feels really good because you are not contributing to the landfill. I’m thinking though of what else I can do for 2025
What about donating to an animal rescue? Cat rescue? St. JUDE Children's Hospital? Woman's shelter? Food Pantry? Church or local organization that gives out clothes and other goods to people in need? My daughter and I donate things to different local needs. Sometimes it is a family for Christmas. Sometimes the animal shelter or rescue. Sometimes it is a homeless person. Sometimes it is donating school supplies to a family. We do what little we can when we can. We are financially strapped but help when we can. I would love to do the no buy thing but we are limited as to stores to buy from, the cost, and the shopping days/hours. I would love to only buy our produce from local farmers but my daughter is the only one who works and drives. Her work hours do not mesh with their shopping hours. We are cutting back on buying so many impulse purchases. We do not want to support companies who support republicans it is not so practical because of our shopping availability and lower prices. We are considering different things. I like your packaging idea.
Go to your local Farmer’s Market, support your neighbors, not the corporation’s grocery stores that serve US chemicals in our food. Chemicals are what are causing dementia.
I don't have much of a family some gone some toxic but haven't exchanged gifts in years. But the few people I do have we haven't exchanged gifts in years. Just being together and good food is better than material things. Happy Holidays .
I also want try to start making more things instead of buying them if I can.
Do you remember the performance artist who went by the name Reverend Billy of the Church of Just Stop Shopping? He would propose a date, and preach the gospel of staying home and buying nothing on that day. Glad you're thinking about this...❤
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 Karen. Many blessings.
If you want to donate, I think contacting the Salvation Army might be a good idea. I also don’t like the for profit charity shops. I donated the most beautiful high end toys to them thinking that poor people would then be able to buy it for cheap. Those toys never appeared in their shop, which means they sold it privately. I was so angry. Now I know why they only always have crappy stuff in their shops.
Exactly. And, if Goodwill is one of them, most people don’t realize that. Thanks for sharing.
Merry Christmas Karen and friends
I rarely buy anything new and I am not your typical consumer. I have cut way back over the years in terms of buying stuff ,which has always been from thrift and vintage shops.I don't need anymore stuff ,save for the occasional gift or something I really need ,but I never go to department stores. I wish everyone luck on No buying in 2025.
Target is left leaning
Karen- I've been practicing careful budgeting for years. I have been excellent in NOT buying what I don't need. I only shop at mom & pop thrift stores because they deserve it, they just have a business not a corporation. I believe Goodwill is for profit. If the small shop is for the demented side, I will not shop there anymore. Blessings to you
Some of the crazy packaging is due to theft. I guess I’m saying…not really the fault of the companies but the bad actors. I need to buy less for sure! BTW my husband and I have “Home Depot dates”.
Great point and lol. 🤣 So, it’s not only us. Yay to Home Depot dates 🤗❤️
Hello, I need help, please. I lost something in my apartment and have been searching for a bit now. Karen, would you please ask your SG to help me find what I need, please? Are they able to influence this for me? Thank you. Happy Holidays. 😊
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤
Merry Christmas to you too! 💖
Where is the community tab?
Right here on the channel page 🤗
www.youtube.com/@askthespiritguides/community
Absolutely, I am doing no-buy 2025! I made that decision on 11/6, before I had even heard anyone else mention it. I guess that’s a really good example of synchronicity.
Goodwill is registered as a nonprofit. $.82 of every dollar goes to charity, which does include payment of the employees with and without disabilities. It’s original purpose was to provide job training to people with disabilities of all sorts. Many local organizations do do that I can’t speak to what everyone does. As a sidenote, I watched your “pick your card“ episode and was drawn to the one with the drum. I have had tonal drums on my mind for a long time and I did not know until you turned it over. There would be a drum on that one. It was a very interesting episode.
Merry Christmas Eve, Karen, Marcia, Lob and Spirit Family 🎄🍪 ❤
I see the Soul Mirror deck being a good deck for 45's New Years resolutions. I think you primarily use it in the Spirit Circle, but maybe for this reading we could pull it out for all subscribers.
Wishing everyone a beautiful day! I love this community and I am so thankful to be a part of this journey together 🕯❤🙏
Hi Nicole, Lob here 🤓 wanting to wish the same to you and yours! I think I'm going to have my closest bookstore order me the deck that Karen used in the "pick a card" video as a gift for myself this year. That artwork is way too pretty!
I couldn't have put how I feel about this community in better words than you, it has been very rewarding to see my Auntie's ideas resonate with so many passionate and like-minded folks!
@@askthespiritguides the pick a card yesterday really resonated with me as well! Such an amazing deck! I have been eyeing that one for a little while too, it was wonderful seeing it in action! Enjoy the day 🎄🍪
Good Morning, CWK☕ clink🌞. BTW, click is when you push a button to select.
Click, noun
1.
a short, sharp sound as of a switch being operated or of two hard objects coming quickly into contact.
"she heard the click of the door"
2.
an act of selecting an option on an electronic interface by pressing a button or touching a screen.
"it's normal for a click to select an item"
Clink: a sharp ringing sound, such as that made when metal or glass are struck.
"the clink of ice in tall glasses"
I think I may be a bit Analytical 😂🤣😂.
I agree on the packaging! It really bothers me that when I buy something and there is so much packaging waste! I have the same problem with the big plastic bottles that laundry soap and all the liquids come in. I am going to start buying the laundry soap in sheets. Just my 2 cents ✌️💕
Merry Christmas Eve, clink(y) ☕click ☕ to all!! I am 🪅🎅🤶🎄⛄ not buying or taking on big or costly projects. My focus is to right my wrongs. I do have 2 important ones to get right. I am asking my SG to guide me in that direction with love. 🎇☀