A Course to Buy Nothing New for 1 Year

Mindful Consumer School is a practical, compassion-driven course that teaches you how to break the cycle of overconsumption and create healthier, more intentional spending habits. Through simple frameworks, guided reflections, and real-life tools, you’ll learn how to understand your triggers, reduce impulse buying, and make confident choices that align with your values and long-term goals. This course is designed for real people with real lives, offering a supportive, judgment-free approach that helps you save money, cut clutter, and build a calmer, more grounded lifestyle—without relying on guilt, restriction, or perfection.

Change Your Habits

Identify the habits driving your overspending and learn how to change them for good.

Simple Practices

Simple practices that help you break the cycle of “wanting” and reconnect with what really matters.

More Money, Peace and Freedom

More money, more peace, and more freedom without obsessing over rules or budgets.

Paige Lorraine - Course Creator

Paige Lorraine is the founder of Mindful Consumer School, a practical education platform designed to help people break free from overconsumption and build healthier, more intentional buying habits. After years of studying small-business operations, consumer behavior, and sustainability, Paige saw firsthand how modern shopping patterns create stress, clutter, and financial strain for everyday people. Drawing on her background as an entrepreneur, educator, and systems-focused thinker, she created a simple, judgment-free approach that blends awareness, habit change, and meaningful lifestyle shifts. Paige believes that mindful consumerism isn’t about perfection or deprivation. It’s about giving yourself the tools to make confident decisions, spend with intention, and live a life grounded in clarity, purpose, and ease.

Curriculum

9 Chapters · 30 Lessons

  1. 1

    Welcome to the Mindful Consumer School

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      Welcome to Mindful Consumer School

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      Workbook

  2. 2

    Module 1: Assess your consumer habits

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      Assess Your Consumer Habits

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      How to Complete Your Home Audit

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    Module 2: ReWire your consumer habits

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      Circular Consumerism Defined

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      Cheat Sheet to ReWire Your Habits

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    Module 3: Set Your Goals

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      Set your Goals

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    Module 4: Introduction to Buying Used

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      Make your Resource Guide and Your Thrift List

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      The Good and The Bad of Buying Secondhand

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      Buying Used Checklist

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      Buy Used, Buy Local

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      Websites to Shop

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    Module 5: Becoming a reseller

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      Join the Movement and Resell

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      How to sell on Mercari

    3. The Ultimate Garage Sale Plan Free preview
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      Consignment.pdf

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    Module 6: Unique ways to reuse

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      Unique Ways to ReUse

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    Monthly Thoughts

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      Januarary

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      February

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      March

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      April

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      May

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      June

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      July

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      August

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      September

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      October

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      November

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      December

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    Mindful Consumer School Graduation

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      Graduation