r/Anticonsumption • u/ChiMara777 • 3d ago
Discussion Seeking encouragement due to tariff/price increase anxiety
I’m extremely frugal and only purchase necessities, often procrastinating on purchases (due to analysis paralysis) or just making do without things I need. I am low income and have financial anxiety due to growing up in poverty.
Trump’s tariff orders this week have been causing me a lot of anxiety. I’ve been feeling a lot of pressure to make purchases now in order to avoid potential price increases in the future. I’ve been spending a lot of time considering what purchases I’ve been putting off or will need to make in the coming months and trying to make decisions.
One positive is I bought a new pair of running shoes yesterday (it’s time for a new pair anyway and I was able to get them on sale; they are made in Vietnam where a 46% tariff has been announced).
Does anyone have any feedback or encouragement for me related to the anxiety surrounding tariffs and price increases? One thing I’ve thought of is to consider if I can find a way to make do without these things if necessary.
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u/marque1434 3d ago
You are so far ahead of most Americans and their excessive shopping habits. Congratulations. This should be a cake walk because you just have to keep on doing what you are already good at. If you want to purchase extra toilet paper,toothpaste or rice, consider it a gift to yourself for shopping so efficiently all your life!