Create new habits with a shopping pause

Are you one of many that think our consumption have gone overboard? Of course it’s ok to treat yourself once in a while, we believe you should. But make sure you spend on quality instead of quantity. The latest trend is here to help both your wallet and the environment.

What is a shopping pause?

A shopping pause is about stopping or limiting your consumption. Decide on a time period and make a plan, set your own rules to make the shopping pause as valuable as possible for you. A challenge gets easier when you have a good reason, less consumption is both good for your wallet and the environment. Challenge yourself or try it with others.

How to succeed with your shopping pause

Keep track of your habits

Look back at your habits and analyze your patterns. Try to find the unnecessary purchases. Remember that you decide which purchases are meaningful. In the end, a shopping stop should feel good and make you feel in control.

Stick to your budget

Be tough on yourself, set a budget and stick to it. Plan for everything you really need and remove the rest.

Plan your purchases

Do you really know what you want? Sometimes we buy things on an impulse that we don’t really need. Next time you see something you like, make a note and wait. Do you still want the thing after the shopping stop ends, go for it.

Talk about money

Talk with others about money and your new challenge. By talking about your shopping pause you show it’s real. You might also get others to try the challenge with you 

Tips for shopping pause

• For your wallet: Impulse buys and other unnecessary
• Environmental: Meat, new clothes and goods with long shipping routes
• Ethical: Meat, clothing and tech from unfair countries
• Health: Snacks, cigarettes, alcohol, coffee, caffeine