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.
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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
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