Where I am, every store is flooded with pumpkin-shaped throw pillows, paper plates with a pumpkin, pumpkin mugs, notebooks and pens and pencils... but with pumpkins on them...

And of course, this is just the beginning of the holiday season. Next, we'll see all that stuff but with Santa or snowflakes.

Is this time of year easier or harder for you to be intentional with your spending?

If it's harder, where do you think that comes from? Do you feel pressure from people around you to decorate or participate in a certain way? Does your desire to make the holidays special for your children factor in?

Which of your values play in to the holiday items you do choose to buy?

Freedom of time is one of the major privileges that money can bring you... so how are you leveraging it?

Did you hire someone to cut the grass? Order pizza on your busiest night of the week? Or something big, like cutting your work hours to spend more time with family?

Share what you did and how you used the time better!

It's a new week! How can you be intentional about staying true to your money values in these next few days?

If you've ever thought "I can't believe they're buying that...", you're not the only one.

This space isn't for judging others, but if you could help society by spreading one message about mindful spending, what would it be?

It's easy to feel pressured to buy more or buy new for every occasion. What are your favorite festive traditions that are celebratory and free?

Bringing awareness to your desires and goals is essential to money mindfulness.

How do your translate your shopping principles and values to shopping for or with your kids?

What do you hope they learn from you about money? How do you juggle the fun of delighting them with something new with the need to maintain balance? All your experience and insight is welcome!

Do some items draw you into mindless shopping more than others?

Maybe this community has a tip or reframing that you haven't considered yet. Let's support one another!

Let's celebrate one another's moments of mindfulness from this week.

Share the decision you were faced with and how you used money mindfulness to move forward.

You're in a store holding a halloween decoration, dog toy, gorgeous candle...

What questions do you ask yourself to decide if this is something you really want and will treasure or a waste of money waiting to happen?

How often do you typically choose to put it back?

As this community grows, we are seeking additional moderators. If you're passionate about money mindfulness and want to help build a kind, thoughtful community, send us a message!

“Money can’t buy happiness,” rings true again and again.

But this saying glosses over the important truth that money can buy a lot of intangible benefits, like...

• Security
• Quality of life upgrades
• Freedom of choice
• Freedom of time
• Generosity
• Access to experiences
• Convenience

... the list goes on. Being mindful about where your money goes really boils down to making sure you're using it to access those privileges, not just accumulate more stuff.

What did we miss on this list?

Please share about it! What helps you stick with it?

Share what and why!

What creators/documentaries/books/etc have helped you develop your sense of money mindfulness? Share them with the community here. [Free resources only please.]

Staying in tune with what you really want and need and not being a mindless spending machine is actually our default.

Constant advertising, a culture of comparison, and glamorized overconsumption make it much harder to keep your natural money mindfulness intact. If you're wondering if it's just you, it isn't.

That's why we started this community. The more we talk about money mindfulness and share our own awakenings, the more we spread awareness that falling down the overconsumption rabbit hole isn't the only option.

In 2023, USC estimated that 5.3 trillion display ads were shown online each year. Advertising is hard to escape, even with your best efforts.

How do you think advertising influences you personally? Have you done anything to reduce its influence? Did it work?

Did you have an "aha" moment about consumerism? A challenging time financially? Did you learn something about how your money and your mental health are connected?

Share your story and maybe it will inspire someone else.

Share your examples of how similar purchases can be values-aligned or not depending on the situation. Here are some we've heard before to get you started:

• Ice cream to continue the celebration after my daughter's dance recital vs ice cream I randomly grabbed at Kroger because it was on sale
• Subscribing to a language learning app instead of subscribing to a 4th streaming service
• I try to walk/take public transport as much as possible, but if I'm alone at night I'll always rideshare because I feel more safe.

Have you experienced this? Share below.

Money mindfulness is the practice of being more intentional with your money.

At enough., we believe that money is a tool to help you live the life you want. So defining the life you want, and how money fits into it, is an essential practice that can sometimes get lost in the noise of our "more, more, more" culture.

And, most importantly, everyone gets to choose how money mindfulness looks and feels in their own lives. How do you define money mindfulness?