Ahhh 31 days of no spending – I made it!
Incase you missed it I took on a challenge of a No Spend Month for the month of March.
This has been a very rewarding experience (for my bank account!) As I mentioned in my weekly posts, yes, I messed up a few times. By “mess up” I mean, I bought COFFEE! A lot of coffee. I allotted myself 2 coffee splurges and used them the first week into it..
This has been a very rewarding experience (for my bank account!)
However, I was able to save 600 our of my goal of 800! Thats pretty good! And far more than my normal 100-200 monthly.
I was able to achieve this by:
- Canceling all my box subscriptions ( $200 savings)
- Unsubscribed from tempting emails
- Meal prepping and planning (HUGE!!)
- Self Control – which is weird.. I have zero self control when it comes to sweets but tons of self control when it comes to saving!
Overall this was a great experience – but wow am I happy to be shopping again!
Lets hope I don’t undo all my savings..
3 Comments
Ivan Jordon
I need to do the same so as to increase my savings and then I can go invest..
April 4, 2016 at 3:19 amMark
That’s awesome
April 7, 2016 at 11:44 amMarie
Congrats on surviving your no spend month! That is awesome! Glad you were able to achieve (almost) your savings goal. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!
April 10, 2016 at 2:12 pm