No Spend Challenge
We are doing a no spend challenge. What are the rules of a no spend challenge and how does it work? Back when I started to declutter our lives and become more minimalist I decided to save more money. We happened upon minimalism by giving up our cable to save some money, before 2016 I had never heard of minimalism. Over the past few years we have slowly decluttered every area of our home. Along with the decluttering process I have also cut way back on our spending and this year I want to see just how much we can save. I have seen people do no spend days, months,…
10 Things I Quit Buying to Save Money
Today I am sharing 10 things I quit buying to save money. Cutting out a few items from your budget can really add up. When we started to declutter our home I realized we could also declutter our spending. Here are 10 things I quit buying to save money in our budget. Obviously we were spending money, but I never realized just how much. Once we cut out these 10 items I was surprised I didn’t miss them at all. These items are things I didn’t think much about because they are all pretty cheap. Once you add them up you are saving a lot of money each month. In…
How To Stop Buying Things You Don’t Need
Let’s talk about how to stop buying things you don’t need! If you can stop buying things you don’t need you will save money. The first thing I like to do is ask myself why I am buying these things I don’t need. There are so many different reasons we grab things we weren’t planning on getting. I usually go shopping when I am bored and there is nothing else to do. Once you find your why it is much easier to stop the unnecessary purchases. I had a question from a subscriber asking how I avoid impulse purchases and how to “not” shop. This seems like an easy answer,…
How To Avoid Impulse Buying
I have had a lot of questions on how to avoid impulse buying. Today I am going to share one really good trick I use to avoid impulse buying. A few days ago I found myself tempted to make an impulse buy. We were in Target getting some necessities, when I noticed the kids 4th of July shirts. Kids clothes are the easiest thing to buy on impulse. They are so cute! Keep reading for some tips on how to avoid impulse buying. As I was looking at all of the kids shirts, I was thinking, we don’t need anything like this. Part of me thought, “they are so cheap,…
