Our No-Spend February

I was reading about the no-spend challenge going on over at Mom Advice around the same time I lost my freelance editing job due to the economy. So, I thought it would be a good idea to participate!

We’re modifying Amy’s challenge a bit to fit our family’s needs. Here’s our rules:

• We can only buy things we need (e.g., food, diapers, fuel) and not things we want
• Delaying purchases is not allowed — we won’t just be spending a bunch of money on March 1st
• Any spending of wants has to be approved by both of us
• Haircuts are okay, even if they are technically “wants”
• We will still get takeout on occasion

I’ll update this blog with our progress.