hi everyone so this week's video is
about a few things I no longer by now
that I've downsized decluttered and I'm
living more minimally so first is things
that I didn't know I wanted so these are
the items they think are really
beautiful that you think you want but
you never intended to buy so i always
keep a wish list of items that I'm
looking to purchase and when I'm
shopping i only look for those items but
of course sometimes I come across things
that I really want and I think are
really beautiful and i would like to
have but I try to never buy those at
that time I always get myself some time
to really think about it and make sure
that it's something that I actually want
and I'm not just caught up in the moment
because if i give myself a little time
often i realized that i don't really
even want that thing anymore or if
completely forgotten about it or realize
that it wouldn't actually work with my
closet or my lifestyle before I
decluttered the majority of my
possessions there were so many things
that i had impulsively bought and then
never really used and taking a little
bit of time to really think about that
purchase and make sure it's something
that I actually want has been the
biggest help with reducing my shopping
and overall consumption next is items i
already have now this may seem kind of
silly buying items that you already have
but I used to do this i used to go out
and find a really cute pair of shoes or
maybe something that I thought I needed
in my home or kitchen or whatever it was
and I would bring it home and then
realize that i already had something
fairly similar or that serve that same
purpose anymore minimally has really
helped us though because i only have
things that i use i know the things that
I own so I don't end up doubling up on
stuff and also because i only shop for
things that I
no I need I don't end up randomly
purchasing things that i already own
next is special event outfits now I used
to be the kind of person where anytime
some sort of special event came up i
thought that i needed to go buy a new
outfit for it or at least a new piece of
jewelry or shoes or what that meant is
that Ben had dresses and shoes and
jewelry that i really only wore a few
times but now i have a few office that i
know i can wear to formal occasions and
also some pieces that I can dress up if
I need to really it's so crazy to me to
have a new outfit for every single
occasion people don't even remember what
you wore
but if you do feel like you need a new
outfit or you don't have an outfit for a
special event some things you can do are
trying to borrow from friends or family
you can look into renting an outfit
there are a few different websites and
places that will rent formal clothes and
you can also buy something secondhand
and if you know that you're only going
to wear it once you could buy the
three-story charity shop and then donate
it back to the shop the next thing I no
longer by his items that require you to
buy more things to use them
so again I used to do this i would go
out and maybe buy a new dress and then
realized that I didn't have shoes to
wear that dress or I didn't have the
right bag to go with that dress I've
also noticed this is going to happen
quite easily with makeup when you buy a
new product and then maybe you need a
special brush to go with it or a primer
to go under it or stuff like that so the
way I found to avoid this is just to
again really plan and make sure that i'm
only buying things that I actually need
and I'm going to use and I plan out how
it's going to fit into my wardrobe or
into my home where into my life
so for example what I do with clothing
to avoid this is before i buy a new
piece I try to think of at least three
to five outfits that I'll be able to
wear that piece with if i can think of
those fairly quickly i know that will
probably work pretty well and if I
really struggle to think of at least
three outfits i know there's probably
not a good fit for my capsule and will
require me to buy other things to make
it work and finally I try to avoid
buying things
I don't last so I try to avoid things
that are poor quality or disposable
items there is just too much waste in
the world and I definitely think it's
worth it to spend a little extra money
to buy something that's better quality
but extra money doesn't always equal
better quality especially if you're
shopping online it can be really hard to
know what the quality of something is
like and how long it might potentially
last you one thing i found really
helpful though is to read reviews
especially with products like
electronics or things again a lot of
where people will talk about generally
if it broke on them fairly quickly if it
lasted a long time also looking for
companies that offer warranties or
repairs i have a video about how to find
good quality clothing which i will link
up in the cards and it's also good to
ask friends for recommendations because
they might have something that they've
used for a long time or that was really
good quality that they could recommend i
think having a good sense of your
personal style helps avoid those trendy
pieces or pieces that you keep for only
a season and we're buying something new
think about how long you can see
yourself realistically using it is it
one year five years maybe 10 years if
you can see yourself using it for a
really long time it's going to be a much
better investment than something that
you only think you'll use for maybe a
year so i hope you enjoyed this video
I'm sorry if I sound a little hoarse i
just realized that while filming I might
be getting sick i hope not though but i
would love to hear in the comments about
something that you no longer purchase
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thank you so much for watching and I'll
see you in the next one