So basically, I’m trying to make it 1 month without any frivolous spending.
That is to say, no non-essential purchases, even down to things like $0.99 mp3 downloads.
Groceries are OK, cat supplies are OK, going out to eat is OK because a) it’s food and b) I tend to eat at cheap places anyway and c) it happens no more than 1x week.
Paying for voice lessons and handbell conference are OK because they’re very important and have been planned into the budget.
Other than that, no cutesy things from ebay, or etsy or amazon.
No books, no magazines, no music.
No makeup!
Not even drugstore makeup.
The ban started on January 15th and is going until February 15th.
If I can keep this up, (and Apple doesn’t release a 64GB iPod Touch), I will continue for another month. I want to really get a good look at the finances and see where money is going and how much there actually is for extra things so I can determine how to save up for good stuff :D