I have decided to go on a spending fast with a good friend of mine in the month of January.
During this fast I won't spend any money on lunches out, alcohol, tea, clothes, make-up, gifts and on my nails. I've been spending a lot of money on clothes lately, so I'm hoping that will save me a lot of money in January.
What is still on the table for me (but not my friend) are breakfast and dinners out. I rarely buy breakfast and when I do it tends to be only on the weekends and only a $5 bacon, egg and cheese from my favorite bagel shop. Since I don't spent a lot of money in this category, I decided not to deny myself these little splurges. I also decided to keep spending money on eating dinner out. Adding that to my fast would also mean getting my husband on board. I also don't want to end up in a situation where he buys all our dinners out because I'm this fast. Definitely not cool. And let's be real, there is no way I can go a month without getting pizza for dinner.
The only thing I need to do to prepare for the fast is to purchase some bronzer. I asked for some for Christmas, so I'll wait until then, but if I don't get it then I'll be making that purchase before January 1st!
This friend I'm doing this fast with is the person who turned me on to personal finance. Though we no longer live in the same city, we do chat on im almost every day so I know we will support each other. After the gluttonous that is December, I'm looking forward to this fast.
picture by Brian G. Wilson
2 comments:
Ohhh good luck! I was thinking of doing a no spend January as well. It seems to be the best month for it, cause shopping sucks after Chrsitmas, lol!
Good luck! I need to do this also.
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