7 Reasons You Should Take A “No Spend Month”?

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  • #1935

    The idea of a “reset” or “reboot” is great. I’ve done the same thing with coffee – dropped it for a while. It really makes you appreciate that next cup!

    #1937

    I also will have a no coffee or no lunch out month! It is easier in the summer so I take advantage and bank up my less months so I can have more during the dark damp winter months,

    #2182

    I actually disagree with taking no-spend anything for the vast majority of people. They seem to be billed as (for the most part) a one-stop fix all for broken budgets instead of a way to boost savings. In reality, they are a crutch to help people get through a tough time, but for the majority, they do little to fix the actual issue that got them into budget trouble in the first place.

    Bad spending habits. For people or families that have a spending issue, no amount of no-spend anything is going to fix their finances.

    (I will concede that this isn’t true for all people and that some folks do benefit from them, but it is my opinion that it is true for an overwhelming majority.)

    #2505

    I am in the middle of my one month “no spend month” and actually find it empowering and enlightening. As you point out, it forces you to be creative in so many ways. I put together new outfits from old favorites, reach for a book on the bookshelf that I never got around to reading, and use other “found objects” from around the house.

    #2767

    OMG I’ve heard of no spend months and I think the concept is so wonderful! Don’t know that I could go a whole month without spending any money, but I think the hubby and I could at least last a week! It’s amazing how much stuff we end up buying on the weekends that we don’t really need, so I think I’ll schedule one of these no spend weeks in the near future to help save us a few hundred bucks! Thanks for the idea!

    #2889

    Okay, July 1st is coming up so I know what I’ll be doing!

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