Buy Nothing

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta discuss the Buy Nothing project and the downfall of the community. Plus, they offer up advice on having an inexpensive wedding, and a return-to-office dilemma.   Do you have an advice question for us? Email us at [email protected], or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta   Sources: https://www.wired.com/story/the-battle-for-buy-nothing/ https://www.curbed.com/2023/02/buy-nothing-gifting-with-integrity-drama.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/02/06/buy-nothing-free-stuff/ https://gothamist.com/news/extra-extra-the-buy-nothing-groups-are-beefing https://www.theverge.com/tech/2022/1/12/22878353/buy-nothing-groups-facebook-app https://buynothingproject.org/tpost/1hsmrslur1-a-brief-history-of-the-buy-nothing-proje https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jan/04/inside-the-hyper-local-world-of-facebooks-buy-nothing-groups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices