Bj and I did another no spend month this September. We did this last year, and LOVED it. It was a great way to reset our goals and priorities. Just like last year we gave ourselves $400 to spend on essentials. We came in way under budget and it was even easier than last time. I think my favorite thing about the no spend month is that we are together a lot more. There are less “errands” and more activities at home. We don’t really stock up any more than usual for the month, but it’s just our style to have a bit of extra food, especially the stuff we put up ourselves. Here is our fridge:
We also have a freezer in the basement, as well as all my home canned stuff. Because of the season there was no shortage of fresh produce, and I was perfectly willing to spend $100 on tomatoes, as I did last year, because this is the time I put them up. But our friend generously gave us a ton because this year was crazy amazing for the PNW and tomatoes (except for mine, grumble).
These were extra after she canned all she wanted! Crazy!
We also participated in a few Salem Harvests. My kids were tons of help of course:
haha
The main difference between this month and the others is that we DON’T EAT OUT!
Which encourages me to try new things, like baba ganoush!
But mostly easy, seasonal things are where it’s at for September.
We’re lucky to ALL get free hair cuts from Nana!
We even went camping (in my Grandpa’s backyard). Turns out you can go camping with out going to the grocery store first and buying bags full of junk food 🙂
So how did we total up?
Nice work!! How you got out of costco for 22.18 is beyond me!! Looks like you are eating so well! All that fresh produce makes me drool!
You did so well! I’m really impressed. My husband and I should definitely try this.
You guys did great! I did a 1/2 assed attempt last month, and doing it again this month. If anything, it’s just cutting out all of the extra and saying NO a lot more. I think it’s a great way to get on track with goals like you said 🙂
I’m very impressed! It’s a good reminder for me to spend less!