Ugh. That title just reeks of being grown up. Makes me want to eat some chocolate - or go shopping.
And, for that reason, Doug and I are taking a spending holiday for the month of February. A friend of mine does this every year - only groceries and gas for the entire month. Whoa.
It does take some planning - making sure the kids have clothes and shoes that fit beforehand, stuff like that. My friend has a kid whose birthday is in February, so all shopping for that celebration happens in January.
So. No fast food, restaurants, random shopping trips, Kindle books, or home supplies. Emergencies excepted, we're going to see how we do bucking the conspicuous consumption trend. It's only been one day and I've already had to stop myself from buying something twice. On the day we started!
Wish me luck. I'm hoping that, as I do taxes this month, my finances won't make me physically ill...since I'm not spending anything!
And, sorry that there aren't any painting pictures. Didn't quite get to that. I know, totally lame, but it snowed and I just wanted to curl up and read a book after shoveling my (too long) sidewalk.
Good for you! I look forward to hearing how it goes! and no worries on the painting, it will still be there when you're ready to do it :)
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