Spending Hiatus: Could You Go on One for 3 Months?

on January 22, 2009 at 7:00 AM

When blogger mama Joslyn of Simple Lovely announced her New Year's resolution to *not* buy anything non-essential for three months, she was surprised how many of her readers wanted to join in.

Read Joslyn's motivations here, which include doing a money and "stuff" cleanse, living more environmentally friendly, and finding truth in this great quote from a Washington Post article: "The greenest products are the ones you don't buy."

Joslyn has started a Spending Hiatus "support group" of sorts, and about 40 other bloggers have joined the fun. Watch her Spending Hiatus posts to see hers and the other participants' progress. This group has already inspired Sarah at Whoorl to crank out regular "what i'm NOT buying today" posts.

+++ What about you? Could you go three months without buying anything non-essential?

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Comments (3)

tyheamma

on Jan 22, 2009 at 10:33 AM

I really believe we could do this, but then, we basically always do. We stock up on food when things we use are on sale and only buy produce and milk. That said, we're still looking for ways to cut costs.

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glittersteph

on Jan 22, 2009 at 1:30 PM

I really admire the idea. I am on the same journey. I started a few months ago. For me it is about the impact we are making on our kids and the enviroment.

I never was a shopper to buy NEW things. I am a Goodwill junkie. I hate paying for anything new. I will actually wait and see if I can find it at Goodwill for less.

If we need something, we either get it used, borrow, or make it. I save tons of containers to re-use for other things. Like our formula cans, they are great containers for anything...we like to have the kids paint them.