Coping With Frugality

We’re in a cost‑of‑living crisis (but you knew that already). While being frugal isn’t a choice for most of us, it’s seen influencers take a hard pivot to de-influencing, underconsumption core, frugal chic, and month-long spending freezes. Somehow not buying things has become a trend of its own and, inevitably, an industry.

This week, Alice Griffin and Jannah Anderson share their favourite case studies of frugality – from Bradley on a Budget to Hollywood’s infamous poverty cosplays to the influencers thrifting their way through fashion week voxpops. 

And because the wellness zeitgeist never sleeps: we’ve got a man on the inside of an IRL wellness challenge, plus the rise of parasite cleanses (DON’T try at home).

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Influencers Push Parasite Cleanses, But Doctors Say To Steer Clear by Sarah Boden, NPR

Bradley On A Budget on TikTok

Bradley On A Budget Interview by Jessica Coacci, Fortune 

Homeless by Dior by Bridget Foley, WWD 

Watch: Tyra Banks goes ‘homeless’ for a day 

Watch: 1000 People See For The First Time, MrBeast

Read: Maid and Class by Stephanie Land

Watch: Maid on Netflix 

How To Be ‘Frugally Chic’ by Mia McGrath on Substack

Watch: Daily Telegraph interviews Australian Fashion Week influencers

Jaclyn Hill Was Losing Views, But Maybe It’s Overconsumption That’s Finally Out Of Style by Rebecca Cohen, NBC News

The Cost-of-living Crisis In Australia, Salvation Army

Read: Karl Marx and the Marxist School

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