That’s it! I’m done!
My No Spend Month is coming to a halt after three weeks. In all fairness, I did say this was just an experiment and my main goal was to make it a couple weeks.
Why I’m a big fat quitter
- This was a complete spur of the moment decision, and I would plan a little better in the future
- I really am super frugal by nature and I was missing some moments that would have actually saved me a little money
- Eating from our freezer was great, but we were running out of fresh produce and I’m focusing on planning and my health right now
- I’ll admit I was having some withdrawals and needed a trip to Aldi (cart full of fresh foods for only $60) and Goodwill (5 healthy cookbooks for a dollar, and some Easter basket fillers for $4)
I’m actually super happy with how it went for so many reasons!
- This time forced me to plan meals and make sure nothing went to waste. We threw zero food out so far in March!
- I realized I definitely want to try this again. I may try to cut my weekly grocery trips to every 2-3 weeks.
- It got me thinking about items we can purge for some extra cash
- I got creative with my money – shopped at Kohls with Kohls Cash, emptied my DietBet account to purchase Microsoft Office and T25
- It got me thinking of other areas we can save – I plan to make a batch of Laundry Soap this week, and maybe try my hand at Dish Detergent, body wash, and shampoo
Overall, I had such a good time with this experiment! I may be ducking out early, but I have learned a lot and will definitely repeat it again in the future!!
What do you think? Could you make it a full month?
Check out the other posts from my No Spend Month:
No Spend March | No Spend March {week 1} | No Spend March {week 2}
I have to say, I admire you for even trying. I could maybe manage a no spend weekend (maybe), but a no spend MONTH? Ain’t gonna happen. I’m far too much like my mother – the happy spendaholic, so I do need to be thriftier, but my philosophy is that life is to be enjoyed and I’m not going to enjoy it if I am spending all my time worrying about every penny. I do think I need to focus on better shopping habits. It seems like I spend so much on groceries, but there’s never anything to EAT in this house. I think that’s going to be a better way to focus my energies.
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