Friday, January 21, 2011

Not buying it? Check in here.

Fortunately for me, but unexciting for my readers, I don't have much to report for the I'm Not Buying It challenge other than: I haven't bought anything. Yay me! I mean, it's not a big feat considering I wasn't a sport shopper to begin with and we're only 21 days into the challenge, but it does bring a nice feeling of satisfaction.

Our weekends thus far have been filled with lazy mornings and fun filled afternoons instead of harried trips to big box stores. And with the money we've saved, Fletcher gets to enroll in an after school program called Mad Science that he was dying to go to last semester. Hmmmm...mind-numbing trips to Sprawlmart or mind-expanding education for my child. It's funny how $150 can be blown so quickly during a day's worth of stops at our favorite stores, yet it seems like too much to spend on an after school program. {must get priorities straight}

How are you doing with this challenge? Have you made any purchases or revelations?




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2 comments:

Stephanie said...

I've managed to not buy anything new, but have bought a couple of used items. We aren't really saving any money yet, we weren't big shoppers before. I am hoping over the course of 6 months to see some savings though.

Dmarie said...

bad weather has been very helpful to my resolve, but I'll take some credit too. thx for this challenge.