The truth is overconsuming is keeping the average person in a place of not having money. Our things hold meaning but overconsumption takes a big part in losing money. Trends or wants don’t come cheap and spending money in an economy that is so expensive and you’re losing money. Social media has highlighted spending money every day. The site promotes hauls, product reviews and videos upselling you a product or a lifestyle video. Millennials and Gen Z are affect by the economy and living wages. Everyone is looking for change right now, and underconsumption may be the answer. 


The underconsumption core is when people celebrate repurposing and extending the life of their household items (the older, the better). There is a theory of underconsumption, which refers to recession and stagnation, where inadequate consumer demand for a particular good or service results in underconsumption. People online are showcasing old items that people are still using. This promotes normalizing not spending on social media. The benefits of underconsumption, including: Saving money by not spending on unnecessary items. Save your money and don't collect debt and have a savings account for you instead of losing money. The idea is to spend less on stuff and use what's lying around the house.


As a woman in her late twenties, I’m a changed consumer and what doesn't work is overspending. This economy keepsyou broke in the post-COVID world. Inflection and corporate creed hurts the average person. With low wages, it negatively impacts young people and the issue is getting worse. My financial skills are improving. I want a savingsaccount for myself and not to save for anything in particular. As a way to do underconsumption core, I’m starting with value spending and making classic or living investments in consumerism. I will use looking for deals not brands, using all my products to end, only buying deals, stay off online shopping sites and use what I have first then buy. The main goal is to save money and be independent. Overconsuming is harmful and thinking about the future starts now in uncertain times.