A No Spend month is a great opportunity to explore the things you've been curious about. Since I'm trying to get more wear out of my clothes and build a lasting wardrobe, I wanted to learn more about the fashion industry and the constant pressure to keep buying more. I found the documentary Inside The SHEIN Machine (available for free on @CBC Gem ) which really opened my eyes about how much the fashion industry and overconsumption negatively impacts people, the planet and our wallets. It gave me a new sense of energy to finish my No Spend month strong and really think about how I want to shop in the future. I'm super inspired to learn even more. Definitely check out the documentary and more on CBC Gem at the link in my bio #ad #GetCurious #nobuy #lowbuy #nospendchallenge #slowfashion #shopyourcloset

I didn’t intentionally do a #nobuy year but it’s interesting to look back on our spending! Planning on being more intentional with no buy next year 😌 #nobuyyear #frugal #budget #finance #financialfreedom #budgeting #frugalliving #simpleliving #slowliving #selfimprovement #lowbuy #underconsumption

Honestly I appreciate the hustle Cindy. #creditcard #debt #debtfreejourney #finance #moneytok #budgeting #paycheck #savingmoney #nobuy

No Buy 2025 Rules #nobuy #personalfinance #budget #budgeting #greenscreen

Replying to @Alicia Auch I am on a body wash lockdown #bodywash #showertok #nobuy

Aprils Bonus no-buy rule is 🥁 Exactly what it should be. #budget #budgeting #nobuy #nobuychallenge #nobuy #nobuy2025 #moneymanagement #personalfinance #financialplanning #savingmoney

In a world where there is a new product launch every single month, the novelty and shine of new makeup has worn off and we are starting to romanticize using our stuff. #underconsumption #overconsumption #usedmakeup #empties #projectpan #nobuyyear #newmakeup #nobuy #noshopping #nospendchallenge #beautytrend #makeuptrend #marketingtrends #beautymarketing #creativedirector #greenscreen #deinfluencing

I’ve watched a dozen vlogs about ‘no buy’ months so I thought I’d give it a try this January. An entire month of not buying anything but essentials (with my own rule of a tiny allowance for things like birthdays, baby showers etc but still spending as little as poss). Would you do one? #nobuymonth #nobuy #nospendchallenge #nospendmonth #nospendjanuary #nobuychallenge #moneysaving #financialfreedom #savingmoneychallenge

6 ft sizes of these concealers are standing at the gates of h3ll 😩 #sephora #savings #makeup #beauty #deinfuence #nobuy #concealer

Thank you for being here♥️ I just want everyone to know that money is not the deiving factor for me to make videos. I treat tiktok as a hobby because this way i can give my authentic self. Being paid this much for something that i also would have done for my usual 50cent a day feels wrong in some way. But i cant deny that i invest miltiple hours daily and dor a few weeks all of my weekends to filming and editing. the money will be used wisely and not for dumb things i promise! As a kid i moved so many times leaving me with constant insecurity of losing my home (i dream about it every other week). When i was 13 i had my first job at a christmas market, after that i was a waitress, then started an office job at 16 where i still work 8 years later. So for 11 years ive been putting money aside to one day buy my own studio apartment to ease the fear and insecurity. And this money made rhis long term goal a little less long term. I cant thank you all enough for being here and i really do love you and all your comments so much.♥️ XOXO MayorMelMel #nobuyyear #nobuychallenge #stinkytown #mayormel #saving #savingmoney #girlmath #money #lowbuy #nobuy #progress #savings #lowbuyyear #marchupdate #impostersyndrome #yp

After 3 month im gonna see if i continue for the full year I used to not have a lot of money growing up so when i had my first steady income at 16 i started my first little online shopping addiction which shifted over the years to excessive plant shopping, spending money on random hobbys and lately to uncontrolled spending on craft supplies, takeout food slmost daily and everything second hand and thrifted. #nobuy #nobuychallenge #nobuyyear #reducereuserecycle #stinkytown #mayormel #consumerism #minimalism #downsizing #finances #challenge #lowbuy #lowbuyyear #nobuy2024

a lil distraction for your timeline 💙 #sephora #savings #sale #deal #discount #makeup #beauty #bronzer #deinfluence #nobuy #contour #holiday

a little note on habit changing *this is what I am going to be doing - its okay if you are doing something else :) you do not need to make other suggestions or judge my plan of action rudely, thank you! #nobuy25 #nobuy #underconsumption #lowbuy #budget #personalfinance #shopping

Paying for the things i planed on buying still hurt a little… But my budget for allowed to things this year were 2200€ for: 100€ slated frame (got it as a gift) 100€ sideboard (got it for 30€ on marketplace) 180€ festival 1 (paid 180€) 170€ festival 2 (paid 170€) 900€ for a pole (paid 500€ on marketplace) 800€ for 3 week holiday (not booked yet) So far I am 580€ under budget🫶🫶 💸in This month I made 40€ with tiktok views and 500€ from a collab and 1800€ with my salary. (Side note: my Plasma Money goes straight to my rainy days fund and isn’t part of these savings- I treat it as if it didn’t exist) Total: 2340€ 💸out 580 rent // 49 train ticket // 44 insurance // 80 sports // 20 entertainment (cinema) // 195 groceries // 36 takeout (because I was in office a lot) // 25 phone plan // 57 birthday gifts // 4 frogs // 11 stuff (batteries etc.) // 34 postage // 25 unalloyed spendings (flowers and the ikea thing) // 866 allowed spendings for festivals(170&180) and the pole(504) Total: 2001€ Leaving me with 339€ for my savings💕💸 #nobuyyear #nobuychallenge #stinkytown #mayormel #saving #savingmoney #girlmath #money #lowbuy #nobuy #progress #savings #lowbuyyear #februaryupdate #fyp

i have personal beef w @Sephora Collection for reformulating all their BEST products… like WHY #sephora #sale #deal #discount #deinfluence #makeup #beauty #skincare #nobuy

What I do on Sundays instead of splurging on expensive spa or salon treatments. I honestly love doing at home care bc I can do it at my own pace and feel comfortable! #skincareroutine #skincare #haircare #hairtutorial #hair #glowup #routine #noshopping #nospendchallenge #nobuyyear #nobuy

a few recs, sorry for the clanking sounds, my pup was chewing his bone #nobuy25 #nobuy #underconsumption #buynow #personalfinance #decluttering #overconsumption

a lil distraction for your timeline 💙 you could not PAY me to rec these blushes UGH! disGOSTin!!! 🤢 #sephora #savings #makeup #beauty #sale #deal #discount #blush #deinfluence #nobuy #holiday

my money rules for 2025 🙂 #greenscreen #moneyrules #financialindependence #personalfinance #moneytok #nobuyyear #nobuychallenge #nobuy #lowbuy

Hello humans♥️ Did i spend money i wasnt “allowed” to? Yes i did - 4,95€ on hair dye that i didnt even ended up using Did i save money? HELL YEAH last month i lived over my budget and started using uo my savings, this month i put aside 600€ Did i buy things from the exception list? Yes a sideboard (30€) i went out for food with friends once (8€) and went to a birthday (26€) as well as invited friends to my birthday (60€) My income (january) Job: 1700€ Tiktok: 49€ Spendings: Rent (580€); train ticket (49€); insurance (45€); gym membership (80€); thrifting (30€ the sideboard); groceries (200€); takeout (8€); bank (24€); phone bill (25€); medicine (4€); stuff (99€ (60€ my birthday, 26€ friends birthday; 4€ hair dye); frogs (8€); stamps (47€) Additional income (not part of my calculations): Sold clothes (196€) Selling plasma (325€) - i plan on putting my plasma money aside to fund festivals and holidays this summer Let me know how your no spend year is going #stinkytown #mayormel #onabudget #nobuy #lowbuy #nobuyyear #budget #cheap #saving #savingmoney #minimalism #declutter #update #january #pole #fyp

@Alyssa Barber shares what she learned from her "no-buy-year"! #NoBuy #reduce #sustainableliving #sustainablefashion #ecotok #TikTokForGood 

ig: r.sowden.money #budget #budgeting #howtobudget #personalfinance #loudbudgeting #nobuy #nobuyyear #savingmoney #hysa #moneytips

Replying to @Tik Toker I’ve had a moment to myself to consider re-drawing the rule for March #budget #budgeting #nobuy #lowbuy #nobuyyear #moneytips #personalfinance #financialfreedom #moneymanagement #savingmoney #savemoney #frugal #joannfabrics

Part 2: Trying to be a more conscious consumer in 2025 and do even better 🌎 what would you add? #frugal #frugalliving #simpleliving #underconsumption #nobuy #budget #finance #financetiktok #budgetfriendly #consumerism #creatorsearchinsights

the longest sh!ts to date 🫠 2024 did NOT start off with a bang #deinfluence #makeup #beauty #nobuy #ulta #sephora #target

The no buy bonus rules have started! #budget #budgeting #nobuy #lowbuy #nobuyyear #moneytips #personalfinance #financialfreedom #moneymanagement #moneytips #savingmoney #savemoney #frugal

This $20 whetstone is all I will need to hopefully make these knives last the rest of our lives! I was shocked at how well it worked, I never thought I’d get them back to as sharp as they were on day one. #NoBuy #NoBuyYear #Whetstone #LowWaste #ZeroWaste #Sustainable #Sustainability

What I will NOT be doing on our debt payoff journey 💸 #debtpayoff #creditcard #budget #debt #savingmoney #lowbudget #finance #nobuy #financetiktok #nospend

not a lot of new releases but it takes me time to definitively decide something is a sh!t 😰 #monthly #march #deinfluence #nobuy #misses #makeup #beauty #skincare #ulta #sephora #target #longervideos

let’s talk sh!t together to distract from the sh!tshow that is today 🙃 #sephora #sale #deal #discount #makeup #beauty #powder #deinfluence #savings #nobuy