Last fall I did a no-spend month after seeing a blog post pinned about it on Pinterest. The premise is to go through as much of the month not spending money on things outside of the very absolutes. I had lofty goals of fully stocking my pantry and freezer, meal planning with those items for the whole month, and bringing my lunch to work everyday. Needless to say it wasn't entirely spend-free, but I was able to eliminate a lot of my discretionary spending and even reduce my driving during the month. I liked how it made me think, that I vowed I would try it again and maybe even get my husband on board. I was hoping to do this again this fall, but the timing isn't quite right. I have a few car repairs that need to get done, my best friend's wedding is next month, and school has be completely frazzled and stressed to be able to plan this out thoroughly, but this is on my radar, and I'm hoping maybe come January I'll be able to focus in on this again.Last fall I did a no-spend month after seeing a blog post pinned about it on Pinterest. The premise is to go through as much of the month not spending money on things outside of the very absolutes. I had lofty goals of fully stocking my pantry and freezer, meal planning with those items for the whole month, and bringing my lunch to work everyday. Needless to say it wasn't entirely spend-free, but I was able to eliminate a lot of my discretionary spending and even reduce my driving during the month. I liked how it made me think, that I vowed I would try it again and maybe even get my husband on board. I was hoping to do this again this fall, but the timing isn't quite right. I have a few car repairs that need to get done, my best friend's wedding is next month, and school has be completely frazzled and stressed to be able to plan this out thoroughly, but this is on my radar, and I'm hoping maybe come January I'll be able to focus in on this again.

Posted 10 years ago