You Failed Your No-Buy Year. Here's What You Did Wrong.

Four years ago, I started a 3-year-long #NoBuy. I earned less than 20K a year for those three years, yet I managed to save enough money to pay for my own £15K PhD program. If you failed your no-buy year, you can start again today. Here is my advice on how to succeed at a slower, less intense pace.

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Hey there, I’m Cinzia DuBois. I’m a part-time, self-funded PhD student and YouTuber, Podcaster and writer. I’ve been creating videos for over thirteen years. I discuss productivity, personal development, PhD, academia and mental well-being on this channel. On my main channel, I talk about all things dark and ancient history, literature and folklore.

Resources for No-Buy Year:

Danziger, Pamela N. 2023. “Why Retail Therapy Is so Therapeutic.” Forbes, May 16, 2023. https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanzi....
Klontz, Brad. “Getting Sentimental Could Increase Your Savings.” 2017. Psychology Today. 2017. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/....
Kudrna L, Kushlev K. Money Does Not Always Buy Happiness, but Are Richer People Less Happy in Their Daily Lives? It Depends on How You Analyze Income. Front Psychol. 2022 May 31;13:883137. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.883137. PMID: 35719460; PMCID: PMC9199446.
Walrack, Jessica, Barri Segal, and Colin Hogan. 2023. “Inside the Psychology of Overspending and How to Stop.” US News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report. 2023. https://money.usnews.com/money/person....