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In Defense of the Mom Group

Jan 10, 2026

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4 min read

In Defense of the Mom Group

Who knew they needed it?!

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

Apr 30, 2025

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7 min read

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
LockSimple

Mar 12, 2025

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8 min read

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

Feb 12, 2025

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6 min read

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
LockSimple

Feb 4, 2025

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6 min read

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
LockSimple

Jan 24, 2025

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8 min read

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

Jan 22, 2025

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12 min read

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

Jan 7, 2025

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10 min read

What I Learned Doing A Buy Nothing Year

What goes around comes around...

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
Buying Nothing New, A Mindset

Dec 3, 2024

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5 min read

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
LockSimple

Nov 20, 2024

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5 min read

How To Do A Year Of Buying Nothing New

A primer

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

Oct 24, 2024

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9 min read

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
LockSimple

Oct 17, 2024

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4 min read

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

Invoking cringe.

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
Have We Reached Peak Consumerism?

Oct 8, 2024

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8 min read

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

Aug 20, 2024

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9 min read

The Only Child Argument

Must we have a reason?

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

Aug 11, 2024

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7 min read

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

Jul 31, 2024

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6 min read

The Beauty Secret That Changed My Life

It's probably not what you think...

Jess Kirby
Jess Kirby
A new mom, in control

Dec 4, 2023

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6 min read

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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The newsletter by ex-influencer Jess Kirby, writing about consumerism, capitalism, motherhood, and reclaiming our time and attention for a more meaningful and intentional life.

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