I did it!!
As I went around and checked out different blogs a few months ago I ran across The Mother Load. I read about the no spend challenge and knew that I needed to do it. I know our family isn’t the only one who has to watch what we spend and I know I’m not the only one who loves to buy, buy, buy. I’m a shopper what can I say. I LOVE clothes and I LOVE crafts. Joann’s craft store takes a significant amount of money from me every month. haha
I decided that November would be my NO SPEND MONTH. Of course I still bought groceries (but even that bill shrunk) and we even had a date night (which rarely happens). However, I never went out to eat with my friends for lunch, and I never bought anything at Joann’s or the mall or even the thrift store. It was so HARDDDDDD. I wanted to go to Joann’s a million times.
Now that the month is over and I can look over our monthly budget and smile because I can see the money we saved it was all worth it. YAY!!
I definitely need to do that. Maybe I should do it in December since I don’t have enough money to buy any more Christmas presents anyway. 🙂
Awesome! Way to go! Michael’s, Target and Joanne’s get the majority of my money, too!
I BEEN THINKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHIN LIKE THIS BUT MORE SO WITH THE TV! IT JUST DISTRACTS ME MORE THAN ANYTHING, SO THE PAST FEW DAYS, TWO SO FAR:) I HAVE LEFT IT OFF AND JUST TOTALLY PUT ALL MY ATTENTION TO BROOKIE AND ACTIVITIES! I LOVE IT SO FAR! I DO WATCH MY CSI DVDS AT NIGHT AFTER SHE IS IN BED, AS MY WIND DOWN, ME TIME! BUT I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD KEEP IT OFF AND ENJOY LIFE MORE! I;M GONNA THINK ABOUT DOING THE SHOPPIN THING FOR SURE!!!!!
That’s awesome Brittany!! I can’t say that I’ve actually considered doing that, but now I think I might. Lately I’ve been a lot better about not stopping by some stores like JoAnne’s and Michael’s on my way to the grocery store or other errands. I nearly have to distract myself from doing so, but I know that I don’t “need” to buy extra stuff just because I want it. Thanks for your success story and motivating me to give myself a big challenge!! 🙂 Love you!!!!