Ok, this is IT! I'm going to just try to make THIS month an absolute no shopping for myself month. I mean HBA stuff is ok within reason, but I do NOT need another handbag or another pair of shoes or shirt or pants...NOTHING!
I spent some time today writing down what Carl brings in each month and that way I can see (yet again) what we have to work with and what we would have if I didn't spend so much.
We NEED to pay off our credit card and sometimes I forget we have that to still topay off. SO that right there will be motivation not to shop.
I want to stay on the pantry poverty challenge for myself again...I think it slightly helped last month but this month we should have a lot less parties and guests coming over so it *should be even better.
I wrote out a list for myself of what I can do for free to make myself feel fresh and new (as opposed to buying a new shirt etc.)
I can:
*Do my hair a different way
*Put on a new shade of eyeshadow that I normally don't use
*Give myself a french pedicure
*Take a bubble bath with music and a candle lit
*Trying a different exercise routine/workout
*Wear a different pair of earrings
*give myself a foot pampering with some homemade scrubs
*rotate my shirts so it seems like I'm getting out something new
I think I might also do something like, buy a new food product while grocery shopping to get my mind off of clothes. Nothing expensive...but just something I've never tried or don't normally buy but would like to...like Smart beat margarine, or Rye bread.
I also want to try crocheting a christmas stocking for ayla, and finish sewing a shirt I started just recently (I got my bobbin working on my machine!!)
Also if worse comes to worse I will just go through my give away pile and rethink the items and maybe pull something out of their to wear. Or even maybe cut a pair of shorts up to sew some fabrc in the middle and make it into a skirt like I see on the racks now days!
I also wrote down over and over "I do not need to buy new clothes!"
I think this is something I'm going to have to chant to myself each day to remember and make myself strong.
I had started using money from my change jar to go shopping with, and that HAS to stop or i'll never get anything saved!
I just needed to post this to keep myself in check, if I share it with you it seems like it's a REAL plan that I need to stick to
oh!!! I just got a great idea! For every day that I go without doing any unnessary shopping, I'll put a sticker on the calendar!!! I know it seems sort of first grade-ish, but heck I like stickers!!! It will be nice to be able to see a complete month full of stickers!!!
I spent some time today writing down what Carl brings in each month and that way I can see (yet again) what we have to work with and what we would have if I didn't spend so much.
We NEED to pay off our credit card and sometimes I forget we have that to still topay off. SO that right there will be motivation not to shop.
I want to stay on the pantry poverty challenge for myself again...I think it slightly helped last month but this month we should have a lot less parties and guests coming over so it *should be even better.
I wrote out a list for myself of what I can do for free to make myself feel fresh and new (as opposed to buying a new shirt etc.)
I can:
*Do my hair a different way
*Put on a new shade of eyeshadow that I normally don't use
*Give myself a french pedicure
*Take a bubble bath with music and a candle lit
*Trying a different exercise routine/workout
*Wear a different pair of earrings
*give myself a foot pampering with some homemade scrubs
*rotate my shirts so it seems like I'm getting out something new
I think I might also do something like, buy a new food product while grocery shopping to get my mind off of clothes. Nothing expensive...but just something I've never tried or don't normally buy but would like to...like Smart beat margarine, or Rye bread.
I also want to try crocheting a christmas stocking for ayla, and finish sewing a shirt I started just recently (I got my bobbin working on my machine!!)
Also if worse comes to worse I will just go through my give away pile and rethink the items and maybe pull something out of their to wear. Or even maybe cut a pair of shorts up to sew some fabrc in the middle and make it into a skirt like I see on the racks now days!
I also wrote down over and over "I do not need to buy new clothes!"
I think this is something I'm going to have to chant to myself each day to remember and make myself strong.
I had started using money from my change jar to go shopping with, and that HAS to stop or i'll never get anything saved!
I just needed to post this to keep myself in check, if I share it with you it seems like it's a REAL plan that I need to stick to
oh!!! I just got a great idea! For every day that I go without doing any unnessary shopping, I'll put a sticker on the calendar!!! I know it seems sort of first grade-ish, but heck I like stickers!!! It will be nice to be able to see a complete month full of stickers!!!