Quitting Social Media Changed My Life | My Social Media Detox Strategy
6/9/202648 min
Social media has become the modern-day opium therefore - do not disturb mode on! Today, Jen and Jill share their experiences on and off social media, how both have changed our lives, and how you can do your own social media detox in an effort to consume it more intentionally.
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Jen· Host0:38
Quitting social media changed my life. My social media detox strategy.
Speaker 30:45
[upbeat music] Welcome to the Frugal Friends podcast, where you'll learn to save money. Save money. Embrace simplicity. Embrace simplicity. And live a richer life. Living the life. Here are your hosts, Jen and Jill.
Jen· Host1:01
[singing] Hey, Frugal Friends. I'm Jen.
Jill· Host1:08
I'm Jill.
Jen· Host1:08
And Karl Marx once said that religion is the opium for the masses, and I think social media is that opium now.
Jill· Host1:19
Mm. No kidding.
Jen· Host1:21
So that's what we're looking at today.
Jill· Host1:22
[laughs] That's... [laughs] Yeah, we're just starting off with, uh, something light-hearted.