No New Things: A Radically Simple 30-Day Guide to Saving Money, the Planet, and Your Sanity

From award-winning sustainability expert Ashlee Piper, a witty, no-nonsense guide to regaining control over your time, consumerist impulses, and financial and mental wellness

For nearly two years, Ashlee Piper challenged herself to buy nothing new. And in the process, she got out of debt, cut clutter, crushed her goals, and became healthier and happier than ever--all the things she'd always wanted to do but "never had time to" (because she was mindlessly scrolling, shopping, spending, and stressing). After a decade of fine-tuning, No New Things guides readers through the same revolutionarily simple challenge that has helped thousands of global participants find freedom and fulfillment in just thirty days.

The book follows the rise of what Piper calls "conditioned consumerism" and how it sneakily hijacks our time, money, and mental bandwidth, as well as harms the planet. From there, readers follow customizable daily action items that bring about the ease and richness of a life less bogged down by spending and stuff, without compromising on style, convenience, or fun.

Whether you're a bona fide shopaholic or someone who just wants to buy less and live more, No New Things is the antidote to modern overwhelm.

Author: Ashlee Piper
Publisher: Celadon Books
Published: 04/15/2025
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.60w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250382160


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/2025 pg. 15
Publishers Weekly 05/05/2025

About the Author
Ashlee Piper is a sustainability expert, commentator, and speaker whose work has been featured on more than three hundred TV segments, including the Today show, Good Morning America, and CNN, and in Vogue, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and Newsweek. Piper's 2018 book, Give a Sh*t: Do Good. Live Better. Save the Planet., has been hailed as a "sustainability bible" by celebrities and reviewers. Piper has spoken at the United Nations and SXSW and has a popular TED talk. She is also the creator of the #NoNewThings Challenge, for which she received a 2022 Silver Stevie Award for Female Innovator of the Year, and a professor of sustainability marketing. She holds a BA from Brown University and a master's degree from the University of Oxford. She lives in Chicago in a home that's 98 percent secondhand and can often be found singing Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" at any not-so-fine karaoke establishment.