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/ Encouragement for a Simple Home Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:03:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: No-Spend Month, or: Ripoff, The Introduction « Rough Draft http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-12816 No-Spend Month, or: Ripoff, The Introduction « Rough Draft Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:03:00 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-12816 [...] won’t bore you with the introduction, you can read more about it here. Some changes, however, must be [...] [...] won’t bore you with the introduction, you can read more about it here. Some changes, however, must be [...]

]]> By: Behind the Times: 101 in 1001 « SoJo Life http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-10281 Behind the Times: 101 in 1001 « SoJo Life Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:40:11 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-10281 [...] of AFI’s top 100 movies of all time that we’ve never seen before. (0/10) 14. Complete a no spend month. 15. Go back to Switzerland. 16. Go back to the Royal Playa del Carmen (where we honeymooned). 17. [...] [...] of AFI’s top 100 movies of all time that we’ve never seen before. (0/10) 14. Complete a no spend month. 15. Go back to Switzerland. 16. Go back to the Royal Playa del Carmen (where we honeymooned). 17. [...]

]]> By: Limited-spendin month for August | Sense to Save http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-8198 Limited-spendin month for August | Sense to Save Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:26:37 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-8198 [...] the post establishing her family’s annual no-spend month at Small Notebook. She concludes it here and dubs it a [...] [...] the post establishing her family’s annual no-spend month at Small Notebook. She concludes it here and dubs it a [...]

]]> By: Impossible: No Spend Month « ondabside.com http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-7781 Impossible: No Spend Month « ondabside.com Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:23:42 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-7781 [...] found this site that talks about a No Spend Month which sounds pretty interesting. After reading more into it, it’s about a family of three [...] [...] found this site that talks about a No Spend Month which sounds pretty interesting. After reading more into it, it’s about a family of three [...]

]]> By: Sassy Ginger…when plain ginger just won't cut it » No Spend Month http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-7750 Sassy Ginger…when plain ginger just won't cut it » No Spend Month Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:36:36 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-7750 [...] year my family started an annual tradition known as No Spend Month after reading about the concept from its creator over at Small Notebook. We chose February for our experiment since it was such a short month and we didn’t know how it [...] [...] year my family started an annual tradition known as No Spend Month after reading about the concept from its creator over at Small Notebook. We chose February for our experiment since it was such a short month and we didn’t know how it [...]

]]> By: Cheap Fun http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-7433 Cheap Fun Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:49:04 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-7433 [...] for visiting, and I hope you'll stop by often! Thinking about taking the plunge for the official No-Spend Month in July? Dan and I have decided to repeat the No-Spend Month again in July, but I refuse to be [...] [...] for visiting, and I hope you’ll stop by often! Thinking about taking the plunge for the official No-Spend Month in July? Dan and I have decided to repeat the No-Spend Month again in July, but I refuse to be [...]

]]> By: The No-Spend (Spend-Little) Month . . . & Us http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-7024 The No-Spend (Spend-Little) Month . . . & Us Sat, 30 May 2009 13:33:24 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-7024 [...] come up with the concept, and Rachel, who writes brilliantly at Small Notebook, named it the No-Spend Month.  I’ll stick with Rachel’s name—it’s got a ring to it that’s worth [...] [...] come up with the concept, and Rachel, who writes brilliantly at Small Notebook, named it the No-Spend Month.  I’ll stick with Rachel’s name—it’s got a ring to it that’s worth [...]

]]> By: MSJNT http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-6764 MSJNT Thu, 14 May 2009 01:18:12 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-6764 Great Challenge...I have made a challenge to just have a monthly food bill of 80 dollars. So far I have spent 21.72 on additional items for what I have staple. Good luck on succeeding with your personal challenge. Great Challenge…I have made a challenge to just have a monthly food bill of 80 dollars. So far I have spent 21.72 on additional items for what I have staple. Good luck on succeeding with your personal challenge.

]]> By: corinne http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-4832 corinne Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:06:58 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-4832 Hi, I decided on Jan '09 as our no-spend month. I did not set a budget, but what I did was decide that we would eat all meals at home, drink coffee that we made, think of alternatives to spending money. The first three weeks were incredibly easy. The last week was somewhat harder. I don't know what it was that made it harder. I guess more bills were coming in for Feb. and I was feeling overwhelmed (like I wasn't spending anything extra yet the bills just kept coming from previous spending and that really stressed me). I did need to stay away from any shopping. Not that I would go spending, but it was good because it made me feel that there was nothing that we really needed. I found the more I stayed away from stores and spoke to very spendy friends(I had to explain to them that this wasn't a curse, it was something that my family and I CHOSE to do) the better I felt about what I already have. My kids were ok with it. We were all VERY creative with our meals. I can honestly say that there is not much excess in our cabinets anymore. We have learned to use everything that we have and make some really great creative meals. So thank you for this challenge. I did find that my grocery bill was a lot larger. This month my goal has been to reduce it and find more creative ways to save on groceries. The end of January was definitely not the end for us. We have taken away from this challenge the fact that we can wait and search for better deals on the things that we truly need and not just want because everyone else has one. This was a wonderful learning experience for my sons! ~Corinne <abbr><em><abbr><em>corinne´s last blog post..<a href="http://craftyloca.blogspot.com/2009/02/knitters-coffee-swap-4.html" rel="nofollow">Knitters Coffee Swap 4</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Hi,
I decided on Jan ‘09 as our no-spend month. I did not set a budget, but what I did was decide that we would eat all meals at home, drink coffee that we made, think of alternatives to spending money. The first three weeks were incredibly easy. The last week was somewhat harder. I don’t know what it was that made it harder. I guess more bills were coming in for Feb. and I was feeling overwhelmed (like I wasn’t spending anything extra yet the bills just kept coming from previous spending and that really stressed me). I did need to stay away from any shopping. Not that I would go spending, but it was good because it made me feel that there was nothing that we really needed. I found the more I stayed away from stores and spoke to very spendy friends(I had to explain to them that this wasn’t a curse, it was something that my family and I CHOSE to do) the better I felt about what I already have. My kids were ok with it. We were all VERY creative with our meals. I can honestly say that there is not much excess in our cabinets anymore. We have learned to use everything that we have and make some really great creative meals. So thank you for this challenge. I did find that my grocery bill was a lot larger. This month my goal has been to reduce it and find more creative ways to save on groceries. The end of January was definitely not the end for us. We have taken away from this challenge the fact that we can wait and search for better deals on the things that we truly need and not just want because everyone else has one. This was a wonderful learning experience for my sons!
~Corinne

corinne´s last blog post..Knitters Coffee Swap 4

]]> By: Super Frugal Thrifty Money Saver « Come Here Little Bug http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/01/july-is-no-spend-month-whats-it-about/#comment-4585 Super Frugal Thrifty Money Saver « Come Here Little Bug Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:13:56 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=250#comment-4585 [...] Then I was reading through some old posts over at The Small Notebook and came across the post No Spend Month.  For whatever reason I’m the kind of person who tends to read a little too much into [...] [...] Then I was reading through some old posts over at The Small Notebook and came across the post No Spend Month.  For whatever reason I’m the kind of person who tends to read a little too much into [...]

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