FAR OUT #15 ~ The Life-Changing Magic of Buying Other People’s Junk

Episode Description

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

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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• Email us at host@thefaroutpodcast.com

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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)