Last night my husband and I were talking about some large extra costs we've had during the past month (a year's supply of contacts, a hefty gym initiation fee, hotel in Chicago, work clothes for Zach...). We're both feeling the need to spend less.
We would love to enjoy the process of gift-buying and all the fun of the Christmas season without the need to worry about every dollar. So in anticipation of the craziness of the holidays, we're proposing a spending hiatus until the beginning of December.
Here are my rules:
- no Target purchases, other than prescriptions and necessities
- no home purchases
- no clothing purchases
- find cheap date options
- drop off a big donation to Goodwill
We have a few exceptions:
- our Chicago weekend trip
- recovering a cushion for our built-in nook
- a fun girly weekend with my best friend
If you would like to join us, make some rules for yourself and leave a comment below.
1 comment:
Ahh, once again we are right there with you on the spending freeze.
Our rules...
1. We have $20 a month as free money (doesn't last long!)
2. The rest we are only spending on bills.
I feel like this is how the rest of my life is going to be.
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