So I think I’m going to join Emily & Doug in their 40 day challenge to buy nothing except groceries (and gas). Jen is going to join us too with her Target ban. It should be a challenge — no personal spending money, no kids clothes (I have a weakness, I’m sorry), no Starbucks, etc.
Now I do have to return something to Lowes and buy something different, but it shouldn’t exceed the cost of the first thing that I already bought, so we’re good to go. And I do have to buy yarn for my Square of the Month Afghan, but I have spending money already set aside for that.
Who’s going to join us?
Edit: These are Emily’s rules. I like them. And I added yarn.
1) Eating out is not part of this, but I am going to refrain from Starbucks
2) Gas is not part of this
3) Normal scheduled monthly payments, not part of this (like Netflix, subscribtions, doctor co-pays etc)
4) Services (like haircuts) are not part of this
5) Clothes/Shoes/Kitchen gadgets/electronics/toys/books/off the rack magazines/yarn ARE part of this
Tuesday, 8. July 2008
Interesting idea. I too have an affinity toward childrens clothing but I have to be honest I can log just about anything under groceries. Or maybe that just isn’t honest I don’t know. But it seems that the Leinen family looks to the Watson Family blog for guidance these days not the Scriptures or the infallible Catholic Church but the wisdom of the leaders Anne and Jonathan. So woohoo we’re in. Oh wait the idea of no Starbucks is sinking in rage is rising up in me toward The Leaders you can not control me. So when do we start?
Tuesday, 8. July 2008
Oh yeah, so in
Wait, it was my idea, of course I am in LOL>
Tuesday, 8. July 2008
I’m going to start….tomorrow.
I need to adjust my budget accordingly.
Wednesday, 9. July 2008
A life of virtue, Virginia, will always assist one in a movement towards holiness. One way to tame the passions is ordinate spending. Ordinate consumption in all its ways helps to tame “the belly.”