Moneyless Friday

With Black Friday coming up soon I was thinking of an anti-consumerist and environmentally-friendly antithesis to it. In a sense the opposite of spending money on unnecessary things is to not spend money at all.

Moneyless Friday takes place on the same day as Black Friday. The idea is to refrain from making any transactions involving money for a twenty-four hour period. That means buying groceries or any essentials in advance, meeting with friends at home or public spaces instead of cafes or pubs and limiting transportation to foot and human-powered vehicles. Using non-electric motor vehicles is discouraged for environmental reasons. Limiting your energy use during Moneyless Friday is another goal. The essence of Moneyless Friday is to challenge capitalism, consumerism and waste. Any action along these lines is encouraged during Moneyless Friday.

Feel free to do as much or as little of the above as you want on the 25th of November. I'll try to share my experience on Geminispace and would love to read other people's too.

Sotiris 2022-11-07

Update

Sandra from idiomdrottning.org pointed out that I was beat to it just 30 years ago by Buy Nothing Day. Glad to see this has been a thing for so long already.

Buy Nothing Day