A life less throwaway : the lost art of buying for life

Summary: "With the whole world trying to convince us to spend our way to happiness, we've been left cluttered, stressed, and unfulfilled. Tara Button, founder of BuyMeOnce, is at the forefront of the global movement to change the way we shop and live forever. Tara advocates a life of mindful buying that celebrates what lasts, giving you exercises that help you curb impulses, ignore trends, and discover your true style"--Amazon.com.

Record details

ISBN: 9780399582516
ISBN: 0399582517
Physical Description: print
295 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition: First United States edition.
Publisher: California ; Ten Speed Press, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I Broken Behavior -- 1 Mindful Curation 12 -- 2 Planned Obsolescence 21 -- 3 Advertising 43 -- 4 Marketing 54 -- 5 Faster and Faster Fashion 73 -- 6 Born to Shop 97 -- Part II Living A Life Less Throwaway -- 7 Becoming a Curator 110 -- 8 Taking Stock 122 -- 9 Before You Shop 140 -- 10 Out at the Shops 153 -- 11 BuyMeOnce Buying Guide 166 -- 12 Keeping and Caring 201 -- 13 On Money and Happiness 211.