Comments on: July is No Spend Month — What’s it About? http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/ Simplify your home. Wed, 16 May 2012 23:17:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sharon http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-30924 Sharon Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:06:26 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-30924 I love this idea! I am a couponer and have a small stock pile of groceries and toiletries that we use on a regular basis. Surely we can cut back our spending for one month and make use of what we have on hand, plus use our creativity! I know that prices have been increasing and I can see from our budget that we have been spending more on groceries than we'd like to. Perhaps this is just the thing to help us cut back a bit each month. I love this idea! I am a couponer and have a small stock pile of groceries and toiletries that we use on a regular basis. Surely we can cut back our spending for one month and make use of what we have on hand, plus use our creativity! I know that prices have been increasing and I can see from our budget that we have been spending more on groceries than we’d like to. Perhaps this is just the thing to help us cut back a bit each month.

]]> By: Sheila Henne http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-28850 Sheila Henne Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:44:33 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-28850 Hi Rachel! I decided to declare this month (August 2011) a No Spend Month of our own after I slightly overspent last month, in order to balance things out and get back on track. Hubby wasn't sure at first about it, since all he does is occasionally buy groceries for me. I told him that I'm trying to break my "hoarder" and "consumer" mentalities and this would be a concrete way of doing it. I spend tons for various supplements (for medical reasons), but will leave those out since they ARE kind of necessary for me. Right off we needed to go grocery shopping. Hubby went for me. I set a $10 total limit on fresh fruit, despite peaches (my favorite!) being on sale for 88 cents a pound last week. One trip to the store (about $17 for food items) and filling up our compact car ($40) in one outing! Yikes! With gas, I think I'll try the $250 ceiling. We won't pull out and spend cash, but we're keeping a receipt tally on the bathroom mirror. I want everything to still go through our bank account to record in our budget program on the computer (You Need a Budget--good stuff!). I did refer to this post for explanation in my own blog post about No Spend Month, and made hubby read your posts (all of them) so he'd understand and be on board. I look forward to reading more ideas on this site, a new favorite of mine! ~Sheila Hi Rachel!

I decided to declare this month (August 2011) a No Spend Month of our own after I slightly overspent last month, in order to balance things out and get back on track.

Hubby wasn’t sure at first about it, since all he does is occasionally buy groceries for me. I told him that I’m trying to break my “hoarder” and “consumer” mentalities and this would be a concrete way of doing it. I spend tons for various supplements (for medical reasons), but will leave those out since they ARE kind of necessary for me.

Right off we needed to go grocery shopping. Hubby went for me. I set a $10 total limit on fresh fruit, despite peaches (my favorite!) being on sale for 88 cents a pound last week. One trip to the store (about $17 for food items) and filling up our compact car ($40) in one outing! Yikes! With gas, I think I’ll try the $250 ceiling.

We won’t pull out and spend cash, but we’re keeping a receipt tally on the bathroom mirror. I want everything to still go through our bank account to record in our budget program on the computer (You Need a Budget–good stuff!).

I did refer to this post for explanation in my own blog post about No Spend Month, and made hubby read your posts (all of them) so he’d understand and be on board.

I look forward to reading more ideas on this site, a new favorite of mine!

~Sheila
Sheila Henne´s last post ..No Spend Month

]]> By: Fundraising: No spend month | Sinnvolle Reise http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-27706 Fundraising: No spend month | Sinnvolle Reise Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:01:23 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-27706 [...] we started out, we declared april our no spend month. We got the inspiration from Rachel at the small notebook blog and have always wanted to try [...] [...] we started out, we declared april our no spend month. We got the inspiration from Rachel at the small notebook blog and have always wanted to try [...]

]]> By: No Spend Month | Leap of Faith http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-27579 No Spend Month | Leap of Faith Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:51:48 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-27579 [...] years ago, I read about Small Notebook‘s “No-Spend Month” challenge. While I really appreciated the concept, I never [...] [...] years ago, I read about Small Notebook‘s “No-Spend Month” challenge. While I really appreciated the concept, I never [...]

]]> By: No Spend Challenge? http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-27246 No Spend Challenge? Tue, 24 May 2011 21:08:08 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-27246 [...] Included: [...] [...] Included: [...]

]]> By: Belinda's Notes on Lifestyle Homeschool » Blog Archive » Internet Reading (23/10/10) http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-19446 Belinda's Notes on Lifestyle Homeschool » Blog Archive » Internet Reading (23/10/10) Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:08:13 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-19446 [...] was challenged with this post, No Spend Month – the phrase that caught my attention was:  Can we stop looking for things to buy to improve [...] [...] was challenged with this post, No Spend Month – the phrase that caught my attention was:  Can we stop looking for things to buy to improve [...]

]]> By: Blog Review #5: Small Notebook | Domestically Obsessed http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-19381 Blog Review #5: Small Notebook | Domestically Obsessed Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:44:00 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-19381 [...] You want to see commitment to frugality?  I love her post about her and her husband Doug’s No Spend Month.   She gives detailed weekly updates from each year that they have decided to embark on [...] [...] You want to see commitment to frugality?  I love her post about her and her husband Doug’s No Spend Month.   She gives detailed weekly updates from each year that they have decided to embark on [...]

]]> By: Frugal Confessions http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-16825 Frugal Confessions Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:06:35 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-16825 [...] Money and Small Notebooks annual no-spending month both have articles on no-spend month experiments. [...] [...] Money and Small Notebooks annual no-spending month both have articles on no-spend month experiments. [...]

]]> By: No-spend month « an overflowing heart http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-16615 No-spend month « an overflowing heart Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:42:23 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-16615 [...] funny how the good Lord works because today I came across this site that had a page about having a No Spend Month. It’s a simple concept: after you pay your regular bills, you budget a specific amount of [...] [...] funny how the good Lord works because today I came across this site that had a page about having a No Spend Month. It’s a simple concept: after you pay your regular bills, you budget a specific amount of [...]

]]> By: Monday Megalinks | Monday Megalinks healty| Monday Megalinks > | healty foods | healty diet | healthy food http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-16101 Monday Megalinks | Monday Megalinks healty| Monday Megalinks > | healty foods | healty diet | healthy food Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:57:05 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-16101 [...] Small Notebook: July Is No-Spend Month An inspirational account of putting a halt to aspirational spending. (Thanks to Get Rich Slowly for the link.) [...] [...] Small Notebook: July Is No-Spend Month An inspirational account of putting a halt to aspirational spending. (Thanks to Get Rich Slowly for the link.) [...]

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