Rachel Webster
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In our last episode of Debt Heads, we learned that life in plastic is not fantastic.
In our last episode of Debt Heads, we learned that life in plastic is not fantastic.
So many of us grew up with shopping as the backdrop to our family traditions.
So many of us grew up with shopping as the backdrop to our family traditions.
Our consumer culture is like an invasive species that has its roots intertwined with our deepest memories and emotional connections.
Our consumer culture is like an invasive species that has its roots intertwined with our deepest memories and emotional connections.
This organism has been growing for our entire lives, and its branches are so wide-reaching, we've come to believe our very survival depends on its shelter, because it's all we've ever known. But I don't want that to be all I've ever known.
This organism has been growing for our entire lives, and its branches are so wide-reaching, we've come to believe our very survival depends on its shelter, because it's all we've ever known. But I don't want that to be all I've ever known.
Because we know firsthand what it's like to lose sleep over debt.
Because we know firsthand what it's like to lose sleep over debt.
To get out of debt, but find ourselves falling back into it.
To get out of debt, but find ourselves falling back into it.
Like what drew us into stores? What kept us coming back? And when we shopped, what else were we doing besides procuring goods?
Like what drew us into stores? What kept us coming back? And when we shopped, what else were we doing besides procuring goods?
But when we suggested the very next day, they figured out a way to make it work with their schedules.
But when we suggested the very next day, they figured out a way to make it work with their schedules.
What? It's just, it's full on a Friday in the middle of the day. Oh, yeah. Every aisle has somebody in it. It's all women. I haven't seen a man here. There's one man over there.
What? It's just, it's full on a Friday in the middle of the day. Oh, yeah. Every aisle has somebody in it. It's all women. I haven't seen a man here. There's one man over there.