This month, in order to make sure everybody is mentally geared up when consumer season starts with back-to-school sales in August (though we wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve already seen some being advertised right in the middle of summer vacation), we’re talking about taking power back from the consumer machine. Last week we covered our first five tips which were largely about ways to be aware of and send hard messages to [...]

  June is a nice little break from the larger part of the year when the bombardment of consumer season is happening. It’s also a slower, more relaxing month for many of us. That makes it a great time to sit back, reflect and think about ways that you can take power back from the consumer machine. That doesn’t mean that you need to stop buying anything and go live in a tree [...]