Pleased to say that I avoided temptation in the checkout aisle at Trader Joe's
I'm happy that I started 2025 with No-Spending January. I got into a good not-shopping habit early in the year and besides buying Valentines and a few Easter cards and stickers, that was my buying for February. I did buy a pair of shoes -- Clark's for $9.95 and a pair of panty hose for $1.99 -- early this month and that may be my buying for the month, food and household goods excepted.
But I'm also taking a closer look at my food buying. I already eat most meals at home and very rarely get deliveries, but I realized I needed to look much closer at impulse food buys, like the snacks in the photo above. The foods that line the check-out aisle are often my downfall. They're not expensive, usually not more than three dollars. But I realized three dollars here and three dollars there when I'm at Trader Joe's four or five times a week is an easy twenty dollars every month and hundreds of calories.
I'm not depriving myself of treats and snacks and an iced coffee here and there, but I'm trying to be as thoughtful with food and snacks as I am with buying "things." I'll let you know how it goes, but I'm looking at saving ten dollars/week without much effort.
I'm not sure how we got to the second week of March, but here we are, and it's a sunny second week of March. It was sixty plus degrees today and a fabulous day to be out and walking. I started with a dental appointment -- gratefully, no issues -- picked up a prescription and spent time outside with an iced coffee and perfect spring weather. Yes, I'm thinking carefully about snacks, but this was a perfect treat on a beautiful day. Money well spent.
As ever, thanks for visiting and hope that spring is around the corner where you live, too.
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Your no-spend and low-spend months always inspire me to think about my spending. Thanks! I hope that you are having a good week.
Good for you saving money, I on the other hand, did lots of shopping and buying. It's been beautiful weather here, but very different. First time I had a birthday on an 80 degree day.
Good for you, Carol! So far, 2025's been an expensive year -- yet with the exception of restaurants, I'm calling them 'necessary.' Of late, I'm trying to strike a happy medium between indulgence and feeling deprived!
Well done on avoiding temptation in the checkout aisle.
Enjoy your March days, the month is speeding by!
All the best Jan
Good job, Carol! I know that a great number of people are engaged in a “spend less” effort this year. I am even able to say that I’m participating!
We love our treats and nothing goes to waste...haha! But it's a good time to check what you're spending money on from time to time. We are trying not to let fresh veggies go to waste and eat more at every meal!
I have been trying to do the same, but those snacks really are hard to resist.
It is sometimes hard to resist impulse buying, but I too have been trying to curtail my own, especially on Amazon. Lately, I have added items to various wish lists and then let them sit there awhile until an item is purchased or deleted. I made no purchases last month. The iced coffee enjoyed outdoors was a deserved treat.
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