Ashlee Piper - Sustainability & Deinfluencing

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📚 #NoNewThings is now a BOOK! 📚 From award-winning sustainability expert @AshleePiper comes NO NEW THINGS: A Radically Simple 30-Day Guide to Saving Money, The Planet, and Your Sanity. This book is a witty, no-nonsense guide to regaining control over your time, consumerist impulses, and financial and mental wellness. For a year and a half, Ashlee Piper challenged herself to buy no new things, and in the process she got out of debt, cut clutter, strengthened relationships, and became healthier than ever—basically all the things she’d hoped to do but “never had time to” (because her time was bogarted by mindless scrolling, shopping, spending, and stressing). After a decade of fine-tuning, No New Things guides us through the same revolutionarily simple challenge that has helped thousands of global participants find freedom and fulfillment in just thirty days. The book explores the rise of what Piper calls “conditioned consumerism” and how it hijacks our time, money, and mental bandwidth, as well as harms the planet. From there, readers follow a customizable pathway with daily action items and quick but illuminating exercises that lead to the freedom, ease, and richness of a life less bogged down by spending and stuff. Whether you’re a bona fide shopaholic or someone who just wants to buy less and live more, NO NEW THINGS is the antidote to modern stress. Pre-order your copy today at the link in bio!

Right now, things feel especially wild (and not in a cool, fun way) and a lot of folks are turning to what they can individually control, like habits. I sat down with @ginger_zee at @abcnews to talk actionable ways to curb #overconsumption for this Climate Minute. While climate repair and economic harmony aren’t solely reliant on individual actions, examining and rewiring your relationship to shopping can be a powerful way to get back in touch with your agency and be part of the bigger solution. And if any of this sounds cool to you, well, April 15th is fast approaching, which means #NoNewThings the book, which takes you through the history of marketing, consumption, and overconsumption in the US, as well as a fully guided 30-Day Challenge, is COMING SOON! 🎉

Somebody is derping his way onto your feed (looking so fuzzy and healing amazingly) to say that if you’ve been loving Mister Baby’s major heal up and wish to support @animalarmyfoundation for their lifesaving work, Mister Baby’s mom (me, your friend, Ashlee👋🏻) has made a GoFundMe (bc some of yall asked and found it tough to donate to a foreign charity). I’ll continue to share updates on MB’s healing here and on the GoFundMe, and ALL proceeds from the fundraiser will be going to Animal Army (aka: this is NOT for my costs and it’s not just for Mister Baby). And whether you’re able to give or not, please consider following their IG. They help hundreds of critters every year with very little support, and they’re truly a top-shelf, angel-tier organization. Thanks for all the love and care for this little guy. ❤️ [LINK IN MY BIO FOR THE GOFUNDME]

When you think of the planet, think of Toony! 💭🐟 We’re celebrating Earth Day with sustainability expert @ashleepiper , who’s teaching us easy ways to live more sustainably! #tooninwithme #metv #earthday #sustainability

Thanks, Thailand trip I booked on a whim (having never done Muay Thai in my life)! 🎉 I left with incredible experiences, wonderful new friends from around the world (too many to tag here, but you honeys know who you are), the sweetest dog on the planet, a few tattoos, a bit more fitness, memories of the temples (and a Monk’s blessing!), waterfalls, grueling workouts in 100F heat, long nights playing games and chatting, a mild sunburn, one scorpion in my bed (promptly caught and released by me), many karaoke songs sung, so much tofu and many strong coffees consumed, and only five mosquito bites (the real achievement here). I’ll be back soon and couldn’t be more smitten with the whole journey. (And yes, I know this song isn’t Thai, but it was a major banger throughout our camp)

Thanks @livekellyandmark - as per usual, a 10/10 quickie in NYC talking sustainability and combatting #overconsumption, hanging with great people (and meeting a Knight!), eating beautiful food, and ofc frolicking with my best girl. Until next time! 😘

Hasta luego legends! 🫶 Saying goodbye to these babes sucked today but Mr Baby is en route with @ashleepiper to @animalarmyfoundation in Pattaya where he will be nursed to good health until he can fly to Chicago to his new home with Ashlee. Folks this is a love story like no other and I’m here for it! He’s a new man already as his mange medication kicks in and he’s been properly fed and loved for the past few weeks. Can’t wait to see the rest of their journeys unfold! Throw a few $ to the guys @animalarmyfoundation if you feel like supporting ❤️ Safe travel @ashleepiper - you’re an inspiration - not just for this rescue but for the human you are and the light you bring to everyone around you! We miss you already xxx

This absolutely made my day. And for folks who’ve loved #nonewthings and shared their feedback or reviews, well, I appreciate ya! Also a great reminder that #overconsumption impacts us all and understanding and managing it can be life changing. ❤️

Super stoked to be heading to @iowastateu for this lectureship on #overconsumption and #consumerism in the global west this Monday! I love teaching and speaking at Universities, and this one is extra special because it’s free and open to the public. So, if you’re in Ames on Monday night, come party! (Also if your org or institution is looking for the best damn #sustainability speaker/professor, HERE I AM, WORLD. HMU) Sign up in my IG stories.

Day Bazillion of saying: STOP following and giving your biz to neutral ass bitches. Influencers are little businesses. Especially #financialliteracy, #minimalism, #nobuy creators whose work literally hinges on understanding systems of oppression, #immigration and economics. Sheesh. (Also time is an illusion during this hellscape, so I misspoke: it’s day 5 of having ample opportunity to do a moral scan and SAY SOMETHING)

On Friday, I was invited on to @newsnationnow to talk about the popularity of #nobuys. So in addition to being an activist, you’re also trendy. That’s fun, right? Also, THIS FRIDAY is a national day of strike. Do whatever is possible for you, but if you can manage it, DONT BUY ANYTHING, especially non-essentials. Remember: money is the language of power. Anyway, some nice stats here about the rise of the ‘movement’ - if you’re feeling alone in your buying less journey, know you’re not. It’s arguably the coolest club out there. K, love yall. #generalstrike #nonewthings #overconsumption #nobuyyear