202 | Buy Once
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 October 2019
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Joshua and Ryan talk about buying new and used material possessions with intention, purchasing products that last a lifetime, and being responsible with time and money when shopping for necessities with author and business owner Tara Button, and they answer the following questions:
How do I find satisfaction with what I already own rather than seeking out ‘perfect’ replacements? (01:51)
How do I control my urge to shop? (09:55)
How do I know that what I really want is what I really need? (22:00)
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| 0:00.0 | Da Minimists. |
| 0:02.0 | Hmm. |
| 0:03.0 | Alright, before we dive into this episode, the minimalist one to help you declutter your |
| 0:06.8 | glowing screen. |
| 0:08.0 | So head on over to TheMinimists.com slash WallPapers to download any of our free minimalist |
| 0:14.1 | wallpapers, including our love people, use things, wallpaper for your smartphone or computer. |
| 0:21.2 | Enjoy. |
| 0:30.0 | Hello everybody. |
| 0:53.0 | Welcome to TheMinimists podcast where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful |
| 0:56.7 | life with less. |
| 0:57.7 | My name is Joshua Fields-Millburn and I'm Ryan Nicodemis and together we are The Minimists. |
| 1:01.8 | Today we're going to talk about buying new and used material possessions with intention. |
| 1:06.0 | We're going to talk about purchasing products that last a lifetime and we're going to talk |
| 1:11.3 | about being responsible with our time and money when we shop for the things we need. |
| 1:16.4 | And we're going to do all of that with today's guest Tara Buttness here. |
| 1:20.3 | She's a founder of BuyMeOnce.com. |
| 1:22.3 | She's also the author of a life less throw away. |
| 1:26.6 | If you're watching on YouTube I'll hold up her book here. |
| 1:29.1 | You can check that out. |
| 1:30.1 | We'll put a link to both of those in the show notes as well. |
| 1:33.4 | Tara, thank you for joining us today. |
| 1:34.4 | Thanks for being here. |
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