Anti-Black Friday 2023

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Kids & Family, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

It’s crazy but it’s true: Only in America do we trample each other for sales exactly ONE day after being thankful for what we already have. Corporations want us to believe that happiness lies in stuff, but research consistently suggests otherwise. On today's re-air: A conversation with blogger Barbara Alfeo about making the most of the day after Thanksgiving in ways that have nothing to do with shopping. Here's a preview: [4:00] A Black Friday primer: Its humble origins and its spectacular modern-day popularity [8:15] Why do we over-shop? It's likely to fill the hole that our communities used to fill [12:00] Get out of the stores and get off the internet; have an anti-Black Friday instead. Here's how [20:00] Are you *just* a consumer or are you a helper, a volunteer, a friend? Here's why Black Friday is the perfect day to give back [26:00] How to set clear cut gifting limits so you don't overspend on Cyber Monday and throughout the holiday season This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.

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0:00.0	It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the
0:06.4	sunscreen of course, you name it, I'm fitting it in before Labor Day. Wherever you're off to this summer, know that you're taking your microbiome with you. And seeds
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0:56.2	dot com slash sustainable, code 25 sustainable.
1:05.0	Well, hello there, my friends, my name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to another episode of Sustainable Minimalists.
1:09.0	This is a show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living.
1:13.6	And on today's show, first of all,
1:15.4	let's just back up as say, if you are listening
1:17.9	at or very close to release date,
1:21.2	happy Thanksgiving to my United States-based listeners.
1:26.0	Today I'm doing something I don't do very often
1:28.3	and I am re-releasing an old episode. Again, if you're listening on release date maybe you're in the car
1:36.2	with your family the kids are fighting in the backseat you're driving to
1:39.4	Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow is is Black Friday, the biggest shopping event of the year.
1:48.0	And how crazy is it that we here in America,
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