In 2025, Shelbi (Shelbizleee) inspired me to do my first official no-buy year. Although I fell off for about 3 months, I still considered the experiment a success because I met my two goals: save enough money for my art project and pay off one of two student loans.
For those who tried and failed, or for those who haven’t considered trying a no-buy or low-buy year, this video by Shelbi shares a handful of tips to avoid the mistakes she made last year.
Cheers to carrying these anti-consumerist habits into 2026!
Do you have any rebellious living tips? Share them with us. We’d love to feature you!
Shelbi Orme a.k.a. Shelbizleee is a prominent American sustainable lifestyle YouTuber and environmental advocate. Based in Texas, she is known for her approachable and “anti-perfectionist” take on the zero-waste movement. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Texas A&M University. Her content focuses on trading consumerism for creativity and community. She aims to make sustainability attainable for the average person, often using the tagline: “You cannot do all the good in the world, but the world needs all the good you can do.”
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