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Sustainable living for busy people wanting to live more with less. By Kate Luckins (Phd) / founder The Clothing Exchange / writer / speaker / parent.

08/07/2025

EOFYS sales are here, so it's worth taking a moment to question what happens to our brains in the bargain-fuelled frenzy.⁠
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Digital marketing is so pervasive that we can be catching up on our socials one minute and loading up a shopping cart the next. The transition between scrolling and shopping is seamless. Technology has turbo charged retail therapy, leaving us little time to consider what we are actually buying and why. ⁠
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Check out this brilliant article penned by Saturday Paper Fashion editor and authors Lucianne Tonti - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/28/a-good-deal-or-a-good-deal-of-waste-how-to-be-more-conscious-about-your-consumption-during-sales-periods?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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In consultation with various experts, Lucianne explores how to be more conscious about your consumption during sales periods.⁠
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She shares some brilliant advice and practical measures to ensure you only buy things you need – or items that truly bring you joy in the long term at sale time. ⁠
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Being aware of the sale dynamic and "recognising it when temptation arises is the first step to exercising self-control and resisting the urge to make an impulse purchase, writes Tonti". ⁠
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"Give yourself permission to take a beat. The second step is to take “a calm pause between looking at an item and purchasing”, says Dr Kate Luckins, the author of Live More With Less. This should help to “counter the frenzy of the sale”.⁠
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“In that pause, you will either obsess over the item you’re considering, or you will move on and forget about it,” Luckins says.⁠
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Have a read and let me know if you decide to sleep on it after loading up your shopping cart this week!⁠
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- Kate

15/06/2025

Want to know the best antidote to fast fashion?⁠
It's simply sharing what we have.⁠
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As Jen pledged recently, she plans to "live more with less by borrowing and loaning dresses to my friends". ⁠
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Got a big occasion coming up that you'd normally hit the shops for?⁠
How bout popping over to your best mates house and trying on some of her clothes you've coveted instead!⁠
Turn a soulless shopping expedition into a fun game of dress ups.⁠
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When a friend wants to borrow something from me, I love picking pieces that may suit and send them a little video ahead of the 'try on' session.⁠
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Time is saved, joy is experiences and you save your pennies and the planet.⁠
That's a win win win win!⁠
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Give it a try and tell me all about it.⁠
Have a lovely weekend,⁠
Kate x

13/06/2025

Calling freelancers and creatives!
2 x sunny workspaces available in St Kilda.

Join a sun-filled private 3-person office within The Hive Milton House. There are two workspaces ready for your creative endeavours alongside an award-winning author and sustainability educator (aka me!).

The luxuriously restored space features soaring ceilings, arched windows, and an iconic view of The George. There’s all the mod-cons to make work a pleasure including security access, wi-fi and printing.

You get 10hrs in the beautifully designed meeting room monthly and can host events for up to 30 people on the rooftop terrace with stunning city views.

With your complimentary Hive membership, you’re invited to community events and supported by a global co-working network.

This winter, you can save $100 per month on a flexible monthly lease and enliven your workday in this wonderful heritage space. More details here - https://www.creativespaces.net.au/space/private-office-and-co-working-community

Reach out by emailing [email protected] to learn more, book a tour or trial.

I hope to hear from you soon!
Kate

20/02/2025

Why do I look so excited?

Most people find public speaking a nightmare.
But I weirdly love it.
Especially when I get to talk about one of my favourite topics - like sharing.

Sharing is deeply underrated in modern life.

Stuff has become so cheap and accessible, it's easy to accumulate a lotta crap without clocking it - until you can no longer close your cupboard.

Thanks to Amazon, we can have a new drink bottle, toaster or probably a small animal, delivered to our doorstep within hours of ordering!

But within both a cost of living and climate crisis, it's never been more relevant to shine a light on the joys of sharing.

Two decades ago, I kickstarted clothes swapping in Australia and it caught on quickly around the globe.

Watching our swaps in an action, I saw how delighted people were to find new treasures. But the unexpected thrill was seeing your old pants on new legs. Yep, people loved feeling the eco-guilt relief when their preloved clothes found happy new homes.

But you don't need an event to swap and share...
Maribyrnong Library is celebrating the launch of their brand new "Library of Things" next Thursday 27th Feb.

And I'm super excited to be giving talk all about how sharing can shape our sustainable future.

It's free to come along, I'll be gifting one of my "Live More with Less" books to one audience member and you can be the first to borrow from the awesome 'Library of Things'.

Hope to see you there!
Kate x

https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/library/Events/Library-of-Things-launch-with-Dr-Kate-Luckins

19/11/2024

There's nothing better than chatting about our sustainable future in the stunning surrounds of Macedon - which is precisely what we're doing this weekend for the ⁠
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Two years ago, I attended the inaugural festival as a guest and my hand tired quickly taking notes from the inspiring speakers - including Peter Garrett, Hannah Maloney and Costa Georgiadis.⁠
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In a pinch-myself moment, I'll be taking the stage with some brilliant brains in the sustainable futures business - including historian Dr Billy Griffith, Future innovator Dr Jose Ramos and a fond friend of mine - design visionary Stephen Mushin. ⁠
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You can expect an energetic and unexpected take on sustainable living at 2pm Sunday in Jubilee Hall!⁠
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This year's festival line-up is outstanding, including the honourable Bob Brown and Alone's TV superstar Gina Chick.⁠
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There's whole bunch of activities, so you can entertain your kids with damper-making, enjoy a beautiful meditation with Fleur Chambers (The Happy Habit) or explore your creative side with a Botanical Art Class guided by artist Sarah Hankinson. ⁠
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Above all else, this festival has a vibrant community spirit unique to Mount Macedon and a credit to those who organise and run the show.⁠
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I hope to see you there on Sunday - snap up the last tickets here - https://mountainfestival.com.au
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Kate x

04/11/2024

What an epic day on Friday…

I’m virtually in a coma two days later after pulling out all stops on stage!

It was such a buzz to share my unapologetic, medium green sustainable vision for our future with a very receptive crowd.

Thanks to all those lovely folks who came up to me afterwards to share their appreciation and tell me their green stories too.

There were so many highlights on the day-
💕Liz Little’s stirring speech and standing ovation…
🎹The mind boggling piano duet…
🪩And every witty quip from MC adorned in his impeccable sequined jacket!

But underpinning everything we enjoyed was the tireless hard work behind the scenes by the team and the incredible coaches.

I’ve never been pushed so hard to refine a talk - thanks to Bradley Roche! Delivering version 876 felt incredible!

It was incredible to celebrate with some of my supporters and sounding boards - Soren, Kathy and Odette afterwards: and the post Ted-talk-relief was palpable.

Thanks to everyone who came to enjoy the day,
Kate X

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