The Year of Less

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WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERIn her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us earn , buy , want , rinse, repeat Even after she worked her way out of nearly 30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again When she realized that nothing she was doing or buying was making her happy only keeping her from meeting her goals she decided to set herself a challenge she would not shop for an entire year.The Year of Less documents Cait s life for twelve months during which she bought only consumables groceries, toiletries, gas for her car Along the way, she challenged herself to consume less of many other things besides shopping She decluttered her apartment and got rid of 70 percent of her belongings learned how to fix things rather than throw them away researched the zero waste movement and completed a television ban At every stage, she learned that the less she consumed, the fulfilled she felt.The challenge became a lifeline when, in the course of the year, Cait found herself in situations that turned her life upside down In the face of hardship, she realized why she had always turned to shopping, alcohol, and food and what it had cost her Unable to reach for any of her usual vices, she changed habits she d spent years perfecting and discovered what truly mattered to her.Blending Cait s compelling story with inspiring insight and practical guidance, The Year of Less will leave you questioning what you re holding on to in your own life and, quite possibly, lead you to find your own path of less. New Download eBook The Year of Less author Cait Flanders – kino-fada.fr The title leads one to believe that this is a book about living with less It is, however, a memoir about a twenty something who struggles with overindulging in a variety of areas in her life We hear about her alcoholism, her weight loss journey, her career moves, her romantic relationships, and her family The information about the shopping ban is minimal There are 8 pages at the end which outline some practical steps to declutter and live with less.Unfortunately, the title is misleading I w The title leads one to believe that this is a book about living with less It is, however, a memoir about a twenty something who struggles with overindulging in a variety of areas in her life We hear about her alcoholism, her weight loss journey, her career moves, her romantic relationships, and her family The information about the shopping ban is minimal There are 8 pages at the end which outline some practical steps to declutter and live with...I got this audio on Hoopla and I have to say I m pleasantly surprised Cait Flanders deliversof a memoir than a how to guide and the result is a very honest look at some self assigned lifestyle changes that brought ...This is not just a unclutter your stuff kind of a book, but also about saving money and getting only things that matter, not just what you think others expect, or what you want to be in your ideal self future Yeah, it s a one year of __ doing something, living in another place country etc book, but it s a good one of that kind, and you can trust that all information you can gather to apply on yourself will be there at the end of the book, and you don t have to pick anything as you read This is not just a unclutter your stuff kind of a book, but also about saving money and getting only things that matter, not just what you think others expect, or what you want to be in your ideal self future Yeah, it s a one year of __ doing something, living in another place co...I have been a big fan of Cait Flanders for over two years now Her story of debt repayment and subsequent shopping ban inspired me to pay off my own debt between 2015 2016 This book was the most anticipated release for 2017 for me I rarely buy books any but I pre ordered the Kindle version since I wanted to support Cait and give back a snippet of what she s given me.I am very familiar with the ins and outs of Cait s sho...This was awful You can start by not spending money on this book 99 percent of it is self indulgent millennial whining I picked it up because I had read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up and while parts of that book were kooky, it did help me declutter my house and think about what I wanted to keep So I thought this book might help me tackle the front end of the problem How do I learn to buy less stuff in the first place, such that I have less crud to tidy For me it was less about savin This was awful You can start by not spending money on this book 99 percent of it is self indulgent millennial whining I picked it up because I had read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up and while parts of that book were kooky, it did help me declutter my house and think about what I wanted to keep So I thought this book might help me tackl...Interesting concept a whole year of not buying unnecessary items and clearing your home so it s not cluttered with the things you don t use regularly It must have had some impact on me as I cleaned the cupboard under the sink half way through reading it It s made me think hard about all the stuff I buy or stockpile that is unnecessary I don t think I could do a year of this, but it s a fascinating book There s a lot of stuff in it about the author s own life and I d question if it all w Interesting concept a whole year of not buying unnecessary items and clearing your home so it s not cluttered with the things you don t use regularly It must have had some impact on me as I cleaned the cupboard under the sink half way through reading it It s made me think hard about all the stuff I buy or stockpile that is unnecessary I don t think I could do a year of this, but it s a fascinating book There s a ...Super quick read on a topic I m interested in how less can meanThis book ismemoir than how to and I was interested in her story and all the ways in which she cake to having and wanting less Glad I read it It s so muchthan just a story of not shopping for a year.3.0 StarsI love reading these do something for a period of time memoirs However, this one had very little focus on the actual project of spending less money Instead, the narrative discussed the author s recovery from binge eating and drinking as well as her r...I really needed to stop and take a moment before I said what I thought of this book I listened to the audiobook a first for me never made it through an entire audiobook before.I don t want to make negative comments about the author s personal life or what she went through It s her journey But I did not know this would be a memoir, like many readers I thought it would beof a guide to, well, living with less.Being that I do not have an addictive personality, though I have family membe I really needed to stop and take a moment before I said what I thought of this book I listened to the audiobook a first for me never made it through an entire audiobook before.I don t want to make negative comments about the author s personal life or what she went through It s her journey But I did not know this would be a memoir, like many readers I thought it would beof a guide to, well, living with less.Being that I do not have an addictive personality, though I have family members who do, I see where she was coming from and what her struggle was However, if I had wanted to read a self help guide on being sober, I wouldhave not, as I don t drink.Very minimal info towards the end, AFTER the epilogue, yes I said AFTER the epilogue on what I came for Many repetitious phrases throughout that may have been stylistic but ended up as padding.I also felt a lot of reverse snobbery, i.e. I don t need...This book is a courageous and bold memoir Cait shares honestly her experiences on a shopping ban, but it becomes an illustration of how people can be pulled into believing they are not enough I can t say enough good things

The Year of Less
  • 13 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 216 pages
  • 1401954871
  • Cait Flanders
  • The Year of Less