The “no buy” trend is coming back! Google searches are up 40% since last year, and searches for “no spend challenge” have reached a record high. This is a flip on the popular unboxing trends, which seemed to celebrate excessive spending. These frugal influencers are instead boasting about how much debt they’ve paid off. New Yorker Elysia Berman said she was able to pay off $34,000 by limiting takeout and forgoing new purchases. “Letting go of letting other people define what’s important to you is going to help you so much when it comes to not only just saving money in 2025 but living a life that you feel good about,” personal finance expert Kara Perez said in a TikTok video. (newser)
Phone Topic: What’s something you’ve had to give up in an effort to save money?