#142: Values Based Spending and Making with Shams el-Din Rogers

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Do you practice values-based spending? You probably do, but possibly never thought of it in such terms. In this episode, regular guest Shams el-Din Rogers and I discuss how to align your spending and your making with what’s really important to you. Plus, Shams and I share what we think, or rather hope, our wardrobes broadcast about ourselves!

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Find Shams el-Din Rogers on Instagram @shamseldinrogers.

Listen to her on previous episodes of CYT:

• Ep.#32: Textile Activism with Shams el–Din Rogers
• Ep.#49: Sewing as Art and Political Action with Shams el–Din Rogers
• Ep.#77: Stashes and Spaces with Shams el–Din Rogers
• Ep. #81: Travel, Sustainability and Sewing with Shams el-Din Rogers

Shams is part of a creative re-use collective called Works in Progress Toronto.

Values based spending is a term coined by Jen and Jill from the Frugal Friends podcast. Listen to a one of their many awesome episodes on the topic:

• Ep. #325: Step by Step Guide to Values Based Spending

Shams is a supporter of the Black Women Stitch podcast created by Lisa Woolfork.

Wawak is a US-based online sewing supplies shop where Shams buys her cotton thread.

At time of recording, Shams had just dropped out of the Last Sewist Standing challenge, and I was still clinging on. Hear about the challenge in full detail:

• Ep. #118: Last Sewist Standing with Lise Bauer

Shams and I discussed the sustainability of Halloween costumes, including stats I learned whilst researching for:

• Ep. #108: A More Sustainable Halloween

Shams and I touched on the subject of sewing when you already have enough clothes. This topic was expanded upon in:

• Ep. #123: Sewing When Your Wardrobe is Full

One point that was made in this discussion is that the more sustainable option is often to buy or do less. This was an idea explored further in:

• Ep. #85: Everyday Activism with Rachel AKA The Crap Activist