Try something New- Buy Nothing Day!

Here are some general questions that you can ask yourself while reading my post.

How much money do you have in your wallet today? How many credit cards do you own? Or debit cards have you lost and have? How many times a day you swipe that small rectangular card? Or how many times do you end up spending every penny you had in your wallet?

  Or

 How many times have you spent absolutely nothing?

I’m sure many of you could answer every single question on this page. Well I mean the first six questions at least, but not so sure about the seventh!

Our society is crazy, I mean hungry for money! To earn, to see it and then to eventually say goodbye to it! With all this new technology at our fingertips we are going crazy with the amount of purchases we buy, because in today’s world we are never satisfied. We want MORE! I mean, think about something you like, let’s say shoes, and as a new pair of shoes is coming out each day with a new colour or design or comfort you… want them. I don’t think I ever went without a day where I haven’t opened up my wallet and didn’t take out my debit card! It simply so easy, I swipe card and puff I have a bran new pair of shoes! I don’t get see the money being taken away! But how about if that changed, for one day.

On one day, try to leave those addicted cards at home, and try walking the streets with no money! Try going a whole without buying nothing!   And start on  Friday November 28^th, 2008, the day that is called “ Buy Nothing Day.”

I know you must be thinking?! That’s nuts, leave your wallet home?! Buy NOTHING?!

Yah, that’s exactly what I mean. Buy nothing day is day where you say no to the newest piece of technology that was released, or to say no to the sales that are happening all around you. It is day that adbusters have started to simply say

“ Change your habits for ONE day.”  

 It is a concept of saving instead of spending. It brings awareness to our population, that the idea alone that we must devote a whole day with our wallets sealed and raises awareness to the population about over-consumption. Our totally population consumes over 75% of its resources and being a part of North America we are notorious for over- consuming waste!

 

 

Really think what will happen, if you don’t spend any money for one? It’s worth a shot, take a risk and help save our population. And for those who want to this but really cant afford to not spend money, then try something different. Walk, if you drive every single day, don’t use your cell-phone if your one those people, try not going on Facebook, if you’re a facebookolthic. Just try something on Friday, November 28^th, 2008 and say that you did nothing !