
No New Things
A Radically Simple 30-day Guide to Saving Money, the Planet, and Your Sanity
Celadon Books · Print & ebook · April 15, 2025
From award-winning sustainability expert Ashlee Piper, a witty, no-nonsense guide to regaining control over your time, consumerist impulses, and financial and mental wellness For nearly two years, Ashlee Piper challenged herself to buy nothing new.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Who it’s for
- A tidy, practical guide that treats spending less as both habit change and relief.
- Genres
- Green Living & Sustainability, Managing Your Money, Time Management
- Published
- Celadon Books, April 15, 2025
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved.
Fair Play: Reese's Book ClubEve Rodsky57% matchShares Time Management
Happier HourCassie Holmes59% matchShares Time Management
Plant Over ProcessedAndrea Hannemann54% match
The PLANKendra Adachi55% matchShares Time Management
The Tech ExitClare Morell52% match
The Gospel of WellnessRina Raphael54% match
LifestyledShira Gill65% matchShares Time Management
Let That Sh*t GoNina Purewal, Kate Petriw64% match
For younger readers: Money Out Loud, Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines, Rebel Girls Money Matters
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
From award-winning sustainability expert Ashlee Piper, a witty, no-nonsense guide to regaining control over your time, consumerist impulses, and financial and mental wellness For nearly two years, Ashlee Piper challenged herself to buy nothing new.
Continue reading
And in the process, she got out of debt, cut clutter, crushed her goals, and became healthier and happier than ever—all the things she’d always wanted to do but “never had time to” (because she was mindlessly scrolling, shopping, spending, and stressing). After a decade of fine-tuning, No New Things guides readers through the same revolutionarily simple challenge that has helped thousands of global participants find freedom and fulfillment in just thirty days. The book follows the rise of what Piper calls “conditioned consumerism” and how it sneakily hijacks our time, money, and mental bandwidth, as well as harms the planet. From there, readers follow customizable daily action items that bring about the ease and richness of a life less bogged down by spending and stuff, without compromising on style, convenience, or fun. Whether you’re a bona fide shopaholic or someone who just wants to buy less and live more, No New Things is the antidote to modern overwhelm.
Reset Your Spending
A tidy, practical guide that treats spending less as both habit change and relief.
Come here for
- 30-day reset structure
- money-saving with a lighter footprint
Expect
- clear prompts and rules of thumb
- serious advice with a playful edge
Where it sits
| Time Management | 34% |
|---|---|
| Green Living & Sustainability | 32% |
| Managing Your Money | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Budgeting
- Sustainable Living
- Self-Management
- Authors
- Ashlee Piper
- Publisher
- Celadon Books
- Published
- April 15, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Budgeting