3357: Don't Let Shopping Ruin Your Holiday Season by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist on Stress-Free Holidays

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3357: Joshua Becker reveals how decades of marketing have hijacked the spirit of the holidays, turning a season meant for connection into one dominated by consumerism and stress. He offers a compelling case for simplifying gift-giving, focusing instead on meaningful traditions that bring real joy and lasting memories. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/dont-let-shopping-ruin-your-holidays/ Quotes to ponder: "Retail promises the perfect Christmas, but ruins it instead." "Shopping is resulting in the exact opposite emotions we desire during this holiday season." "Lifestyle creep is not just for adults… the phenomena exists for children as well." Episode references: The Hope Effect: https://www.hopeeffect.com/givingtuesday2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:23.4	By Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist.com. In the mid-1800s, stores first began using the imagery of Christmas to boost sales.
1:34.8	In the early 1800s, department store home magazines started publishing pictures of Christmas
1:40.7	family gatherings to boost sales of products.
1:44.4	Retail stores began using images of Santa Claus in their store windows in the 1840s.
1:51.0	Macy's became the first store in 1862 to have Santa inside their store that children could visit
1:58.2	in order to increase foot traffic.
2:01.0	Coca-Cola began featuring Santa in their advertising in the 1920s.
2:06.1	The term Black Friday caught on nationally in the 1980s to signify the day after Thanksgiving
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