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Well, hello and welcome back.

My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to another episode of Sustainable Minimalists.

This is a show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living.

On today's episode, we are nailing down the why

and more specifically the how of our no-spend January reset that starts on you guessed it January 1st now I'm bringing you

an interview today that I aired over five years ago and just because it's an oldie that does not mean it's not a goodie it is such a goodie

Since airing this episode I have

Personally done the no-spend reset every single January since I find a no spend January or even a

low-spend January let's be real we're not about perfection here we're about

progress and I find a no spend January to be the perfect reset of my finances

but also a reset of my mindset. The holidays are about over consumption, excess everything, excess food and

alcohol, excess spending, excess consumption of stuff, and so my natural inclination come January is to reset, to

hibernate, to go within and really reassess wants versus needs. And I so hope

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