Did you catch my post here about our no spend challenge month? We decided to cut out all extra spending this month as we had so many unexpected expenses in May. My husband and I do this every so often when we have gotten off track of our goal to become totally debt free.
The perimeters of the challenge are simple, we only spend money on regular monthly bills. The only extra we allotted was a haircut for my husband. We also have $140 budgeted for groceries- but considering we have a new baby that needs formula I am expecting we will need to increase our budget.
How have we done thus far? EXCELLENT! It has been tough but we are right on track. We spent a tiny amount on supplies for our renovation from Home Depot- but we dug up an old receipt my husband didn’t use a coupon on and got enough cash back to cover the purchase.
Also, I have desperately needed a haircut for awhile. I got a FREE haircut from a posh salon by being on their mailing list. Whoo hoo! I did tip $10 but my husband got a $10 tip earlier in the week so technically it was a wash. We also budgeted his haircut for this month at $15 but I found a coupon for $5.99 so that also offset the cost of my cut.
I had a hard time passing up these crocs (I think the deal is still going). I also had a few gifts to purchase this month- fortunately I had planned ahead with my gift closet and have all but one taken care of.
Is anyone else challenging themselves this month? What has been the hardest part for you?
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