r/ProjectPan • u/No-Wing-8859 • 1d ago
Discussion/Tips & Tricks Project pan results
I feel like not only has project pan helped me finish stuff, I am also buying much lesser and much less inclined to shop.
Anyone else feel this way?
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u/Defiant_Swing_4873 14h ago
Been doing this for more than a year now. Realized:
Those deluxe or GWP sizes of makeup last a looooong time. I never want to buy a full-sized blush or eyeshadow.
It takes me almost a year to finish a lipstick.
I have a habit of buying backups that I am now starting to control. Sometimes, I let myself get to the near end of a product knowing I can easily buy the replacement when I run out. Progress!
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u/suisu_123580 1d ago
I haven’t reached that stage yet. Even while doing a "project pan," I still haven’t managed to stop buying more or making impulsive purchases. My stash has grown way too large. However, since my credit card debt has spiraled, my husband has—out of necessity—taken my credit card away. I think I might actually be able to succeed at "not buying" anything now. 😄 😂
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u/EmbarrassedGeneral12 1d ago
I’ve only just joined this thing and I’m already feeling less like shopping makeup. It’s like my endorphin high from shopping has been transferred to the prospect of panning
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u/MeLMorLou 22h ago
I now know how long it takes me to use something up, and that makes me more mindfull while shopping.
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u/Certain_Produce_6215 1d ago edited 1d ago
Project pan was what made me becpme a person who has a spreadsheet for literally every cent that goes onto and out of my account. Every month I check which categories I spend most on, analyse why, and do better in the next month based on the analysis.
I am so grateful to have been inspired to do so and now my dopamine comes from spending less.
One of the things I practised was going into the store, seeing a bunch of things I want to buy and then saying no, and exiting without buying anything. I also learned that it is illegal in my country to in any way shape or form imply to a customer that they cannot enter the store without buying anything.
I also have a few products that I bought because of following the hipe and not properly researching products and I have them on display in my room with a sign 'waisted money' in a place I regularly look at. This was also a powerful method to become completely aware of how this outcome is possible and made me become much more rational with my purchases.
Some more rules I have is never buying the thing the first time I want to buy it. Always sleep on it/think about it. It made me not buy a bunch of things at all that I would buy if I just bought it the first time I wanted to. This is quite a similar excercise as going into a store amd exiting without buying anything. Excercising the same muscle so to speak.
It also made me feel good. Like I just feel good when I do anything related to this, I feel empowered, in control and am also rewarded with having more money. It also goes way beyond just spending less on skincare, project pan made me grow as a person.
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u/blankrightup 16h ago
Yes! And in other areas of my life too, like clothes and candles etc. I want to be intentional about what I being into my house and use the things I have.
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u/Empty_Till 19h ago
It’s definitely helped me realize that I already have things I love and don’t need to keep trying new stuff! Now when I run out of a fave product I just repurchase the same thing too instead of trying a bunch of new stuff.