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The End of the One-Month Spending Crash-Diet


It’s over. We did it. We made it through No Spend Month, where we had only $400 to spend on gas, groceries, and entertainment, with money to spare. We spent $339.54. The last week was both challenging and liberating. We hosted Thanksgiving for the family, and we managed to buy the turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberries, [...]

The One-Month Spending Crash-Diet: Weeks 2-3


I can see it. The end. It’s almost here. We only have one week left of no-spend month, where we vowed to only spend $400 for all of November on everything we need, including groceries, entertainment, and gas. But it’s a big week, with Thanksgiving and all of the usually-oh-so-tempting Black Friday deals that I [...]

The One-Month Spending Crash Diet


Be careful what you read in blogs. You just may end up with a hair-brained idea like this one. My husband and I have declared November a no-spend month. Okay, so it’s not really a no spend month. It’s more like a month-long crash diet. We have budgeted $400 for the month of November. That’s [...]