The Year of Less, Cait Flanders
The Year of Less, Cait Flanders
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The Year of Less
How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store

Author: Cait Flanders

Narrator: Cait Flanders

Unabridged: 5 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/16/2018

Synopsis

In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, 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 more fulfilled she felt.

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.

About Cait Flanders

Cait Flanders is a former binge consumer turned mindful consumer of everything. Through personal stories, she writes about what happens when money, minimalism, and mindfulness cross paths. Cait's story has been shared on Oprah.com, Forbes, Yahoo!, the Guardian, the Globe and Mail, and CBC News. She inspires people to consume less and live more, on her blog caitflanders.com. Cait lives in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, with her three loves: the mountains, the forest, and the ocean.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christy on June 16, 2018

Non-fiction challenge This was an interesting memoir about Cait Flander's year of less. For one year, Cait got rid of a lot of things she didn't wear, use, or want (over 50% of her belongings) and quit spending money. Not completely, she still ate out occasionally, traveled some, and bought toiletrie......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on April 14, 2018

Didn't know this was 99% memoir and 1% how-to-minimize-and-declutter-your-life going into it. It was a super fast read but I wanted to know more about her initial process of getting rid of the majority of her belongings, which she simplified in just a few pages by basically saying she threw it all o......more

Goodreads review by Kirsty ❤️ on March 23, 2019

There's a lot of people who have given reviews of this book that seem really angry that it's not a self help book with all the answers but is in fact a memoir of one person's journey. If you read it expecting the answers you will be disappointed. If you read it as a memoir that you can pick up hints......more

Goodreads review by Ali on January 20, 2018

Super quick read on a topic I’m interested in - how less can mean more. This book is more memoir 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 much more than just a story of not shopping for a year.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on March 31, 2018

3.0 Stars I 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 relationships with family, friends and......more

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