The life-changing magic of buying other people's junk

Alasdair and Julie-Roxane share their LOVE for buying second-hand and 6 reasons why not to buy new.

Listen to this episode and explore:

• Life update #1: New box of incense (3:00)


• Life update #2: Alasdair shaved his beard (3:30)


• Life update #3: wedding planning (4:39)


• The life-changing magic of buying other people’s junk (9:00)


• It’s not as risky as you think (12:30)


• Your junk is valuable to other people (18:30)


• It’s an investment in yourself (25:25)


• Learning to buy, sell and negotiate (31:25)


• Haggling in India (38:20)


• Everybody wins (41:57)


• Buying as a political act (47:40)


• It’s an adventure (57:28)


• Where Julie-Roxane found her wedding dress and how much she paid (58:30)


• The things don’t own us (1:01:08)

Mentioned in this episode:

• FAR OUT Episode 7: We’re engaged


• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo


• This American Life Podcast: Good Guys (the good guy discount)


• Monty Python Life of Brian haggling scene


• The True Cost documentary


• Martin Luther King Jr. (Alasdair recommends his autobiography on Audible)

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Credits:

Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald

Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)