Can I Make August A No-Spend Month?
I just read about trying a No Spend month, and while I’m completely blown away that 3 people got by on $250 to cover their food, gas, and entertainment costs, I think I might give myself $150 for August until I leave for Iceland on 29 August. I only have one event scheduled that month - a birthday party - so I won’t have to cancel out on any plans or anything.
Still, $150! I’m nervous, but I think I can make it work. I’ll definitely have to eat out a lot less, and give more thought to the food I buy at the grocery store. Since I don’t have any fuel costs I have a bit of an advantage, but the cost to feed three people isn’t drastically more than the costs to feed one. I think I’ll be making lots of leftovers, though they’ll probably be consumed mostly at home, since I don’t want to be microwaving any plastic Tupperware.
One thing I didn’t see addressed was the policy on using food that I already have at home. I have a fair bit in my fridge, so digging in to that would make the whole situation much easier. I suppose it’s up to each person how they want to handle it, and I think that I’ll just go about things as I normally would, except with less dining out and entertainment events and more thought to what I’m buying when I go grocery shopping.