Our consumer culture has successfully commodified love year ’round, but the starkest example of unabashed consumerism is the “most wonderful time of year”—aka the holiday (shopping) season.

Before you start shopping, consider the following writings and podcast episodes by The Minimalists:

• Five Steps Toward a More Meaningful Holiday Season
• 40 Reasons to Avoid Shopping on Black Friday
• The Worst Christmas Ever
• Podcast 038 | Giftgiving
• Podcast 041 | Holidays