It is day 1. In fact it has only been day 1 for about an hour. My main purpose for writing this post is to hypothesize about how this experiment will go. I am guessing that my biggest struggle in the No-Spend November challenge is going to be not spending money on coffee. One tendency I have is associating coffee with special occasions and a heightened experience of life. I am not looking forward to drinking coffee from the cafeteria :'( I am also guessing that I will realize just how many impulse buys I usually make, because I am going to have to force myself to abstain. Hopefully, I will learn to be more frugal, and be happy with fewer things. My plan is to stick to the guidelines and hope for the best! In the end I would love to come away with a new sense of self that is not defined within a monetary boundary.
Good luck fellow No-Spenders!
I think I'm going to do fine avoiding coffee, but the impulse buying might be my worst struggle. Since moving to Eau Claire, I've gotten used to just going out and buying whatever I needed. I couldn't do that at home where I needed to drive 30 minutes to the nearest store. I think this will be good at showing me how much money I can save by really determining if I NEED what I WANT to buy.
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