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Sustainable Minimalists

Buying For Life

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Kids & Family, Home & Garden

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

We live in a world that's always trying to sell us more stuff, and much of it is junk. Enter environmental degradation, wasted money, unnecessary headaches, and clutter. Lots of clutter. Today we continue this week's Buy Just Once theme with BuyMeOnce.com founder Tara Button, who's here to lay bare the tenets of what she terms 'mindful curation'. Here's a preview: [7:00] Exactly how our ultra-commercialized world leaves us broke and lonely [12:00] Examining the discrepancy between the "poor premium" and consumer rights [23:00] 4 fixability elements to look for when researching appliances and electronics [28:00] Thoughts on trust and brand loyalty at a time when consumer confidence is at an all-time low   Resources mentioned: A Life Less Throwaway: The Lost Art of Buying for Life by Tara Button Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All by John Alexander Blendtec blender Well Rigged   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.

Transcript

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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

0:17.3

D.S. 1 daily symbiotic benefits your gut, your skin, your heart in just two capsules a day. Now if you've been around here for a while you

0:27.0

know that I pay close attention to what I put in my body I do my d darndest, to avoid synthetic ingredients, and that's why I trust seed.

0:37.0

Support your gut this summer with seeds, DS01, daily symbiotic.

0:41.8

Go to seed.com

0:43.0

sustainable and use code 25 sustainable to get 25%

0:48.0

off your first month.

0:49.0

That's 25% off your first month of seeds, DS01, daily symbiotic at seed.com slash sustainable,

0:58.3

code 25 sustainable.

1:00.8

Well, hello and welcome.

1:05.0

My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 400.

1:09.8

Oh my gosh, I've done this 400 times.

1:12.6

Episode 400 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast,

1:17.2

which is, by the way, if you just happen to be tuning in

1:20.0

at episode 400, this is a show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living.

1:27.7

On today's show, we're continuing our by just once conversation, and I am doing so with Tara Button.

1:37.0

Tara Button is and I must say she wears a lot of hats.

1:41.4

She is the author of the book, the non-fiction book titled A Life Less Throwaway,

1:48.0

The Lost Art of Buying for Life. She is also the brains, the founder of By Me Once.com, which was a true resource for me as I started out on my sustainable minimalist journey a handful of years ago and you'll hear

2:07.2

Tara and I talk about my journey and her website and how it all fits together in today's episode.

2:15.1

But just a quick reminder here on By Just Once Week.

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