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shifting your mindset for good

My mother always had a rule when it came to buying new clothes: buy one, give one. Every time I bought an item of clothing, be it new or secondhand, I had to donate one piece in my wardrobe. This is a habit I have carried into my adult years and one which has grown in popularity amongst my generation, and, more recently, with

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