This year I am supporting Buy Nothing Day. Buy Nothing Day is a protest against society’s obsession with consumerism. It’s a day where people are encouraged to reflect on their purchasing habits and not buy anything for 24 hours. Now, I know I bought a few things in the Black Friday Sales. But I’m serious. From now on, I’m not buying anything. Nothing. Na da. (Note, for 24 hours only).

Plus, everything I bought in the sales, I needed. Even the electric egg poacher and those his and her pug themed oodies. And if you think about it, if I didn’t buy all three of those handbags, someone else would have. So, I didn’t really do anything wrong.

I get it. Believe me. I totally do. Our society has a massive problem with buying crap we don’t need and the environment is paying for it. This is exactly why I am taking this pledge. And, it’s not like I could buy stuff even if I wanted to. I literally spent thousands in the sales. But with the massive discounts I got, I practically made a profit.

Buying nothing will be easy. Obviously, if there’s an emergency, I’ll override my pledge. Like, say, I am out and I do diarrhoea in my pants and I have to choose: walk around covered in poo or buy new pants, I’d buy new pants. Or say, I saw a new pair of shoes and the shop assistant said to me, “If you don’t buy these shoes I will kill you,” Then, of course, I’d buy them.

But only in those circumstances. Otherwise, I am buying nothing.