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"A Post About a Beauty Sale Could Bring in as Much as $60,000"

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Mar 24, 2026

"A Post About a Beauty Sale Could Bring in as Much as $60,000"

The wild world of affiliate links, and why no one wants to disclose they use them

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
In Defense of the Mom Group

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Jan 10, 2026

In Defense of the Mom Group

Who knew they needed it?!

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
Secrets to Scoring the Best Secondhand Finds on thredUp

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Apr 30, 2025

Secrets to Scoring the Best Secondhand Finds on thredUp

There is a method to the madness.

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
Nothing Lasts Anymore, It's Intentional

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Mar 12, 2025

Nothing Lasts Anymore, It's Intentional

Planned obsolescence is fueling higher costs and wreaking havoc on our environment, here's how to fight back

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
The Joy Of Wearing The Same Thing

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Feb 12, 2025

The Joy Of Wearing The Same Thing

this is not about capsule wardrobes

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
What Happened When I Deleted Email From My Phone

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Feb 4, 2025

What Happened When I Deleted Email From My Phone

After 17 years of checking it every, single, day...

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
Click. Read. Love. 1.24.25

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Jan 24, 2025

Click. Read. Love. 1.24.25

If time (and attention) is money, the current moment presents an opportunity to reclaim our most valuable asset.

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
It's Time To Break Up With Billionaires

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Jan 22, 2025

It's Time To Break Up With Billionaires

and the hold their tech has on all of us

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
What I Learned Doing A Buy Nothing Year

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Jan 7, 2025

What I Learned Doing A Buy Nothing Year

What goes around comes around...

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
Buying Nothing New, A Mindset

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Dec 3, 2024

Buying Nothing New, A Mindset

future generations deserve better, buying less shit is the very least we can do

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
How To Do A Year Of Buying Nothing New

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Nov 20, 2024

How To Do A Year Of Buying Nothing New

A primer

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
The Best Sweaters Are...$1500?

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Oct 24, 2024

The Best Sweaters Are...$1500?

The grift of The Row, and wondering how I can justify buying anything new

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
A List Of Things I No Longer Do As An Ex-Influencer

Influencing Unfiltered

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Oct 17, 2024

A List Of Things I No Longer Do As An Ex-Influencer

Invoking cringe.

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
Have We Reached Peak Consumerism?

Influencing Unfiltered

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Oct 8, 2024

Have We Reached Peak Consumerism?

Ahead of another Prime Day, some thoughts on why we keep buying more stuff

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
The Only Child Argument

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Aug 20, 2024

The Only Child Argument

Must we have a reason?

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
Let's be real for a sec

Influencing Unfiltered

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Aug 11, 2024

Let's be real for a sec

A little chat about influencing, community, and who deserves to get paid

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
The Beauty Secret That Changed My Life

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Jul 31, 2024

The Beauty Secret That Changed My Life

It's probably not what you think...

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
A new mom, in control

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Dec 4, 2023

A new mom, in control

The performance of new motherhood online. This is fine. Everything's fine!

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby

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