https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:49:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2408585 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:57:01 +0000 Modern Daisy 2408585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would join but we are still in buying-mode for our addition: furniture, rugs, curtains, lighting, etc. putting it off a month won't help because we can't really get around the need! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2408566 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:51:31 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2408566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to do this! </p> <p>I am so guilty of buying stuff from amazon on a whim :-/ And my 2nd biggest challenge is going out to lunch. I work at the same company as DH so we always go to lunch together for "date" time, but that easily runs us $15-40 each time we eat out. If we can stop that, we'll easily save $300 per month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2408544 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:42:44 +0000 .twist. 2408544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: That is a great idea! </p> <p>My freebie is gone today. Before this challenge I brought some cash to buy lunch today because I didn't make myself a lunch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2408534 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:40:01 +0000 .twist. 2408534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am totally in. </p> <p>Our budget is a mess. I need to get back on the YNAB bandwagon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2408528 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:38:14 +0000 Bao 2408528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so in! Would love to do this more months this year as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2406627 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 15:17:07 +0000 ALV91711 2406627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: Organizing the pantry is on my to do list. Going to make it happen this weekend and try this out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2406615 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 15:07:17 +0000 knittylady 2406615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: Love the pantry idea. We're moving this spring and I want to use it up!</p> <p>I'm in for the month! DH is finishing his last year of med school and then we head in to residency. I'm a SAHM to save money, and we have to save more more more.</p> <p>Coffee and take out will be the hardest to cut, but I'm hoping this will show me how little I need those things really. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2405785 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:41:19 +0000 travelgirl1 2405785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in! This should hopefully be easy for us now we live in the middle of nowhere without stuff to tempt us. Except the internet :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2405738 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:14:59 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2405738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: I want to do this too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2405737 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:13:51 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2405737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh I like this! What about gift cards- like, if I got a Starbucks gift card for Christmas, can I use it?<br /> My church pastor recently did a ONE YEAR spending fast. He bought nothing that wasn't essential, and if he did need something he made sure it was secondhand. I'd like to try something like that too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2405642 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:23:16 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2405642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish there was a No Spending March instead! All the best deals are out in Jan :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2405610 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:09:51 +0000 farawayyama 2405610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm totally in! Got DH on board too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2404053 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 08:52:38 +0000 Miss Sarah 2404053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Count me in! We plan to start using YNAB again... Hopefully that will help keep our (MY!) spending in check! :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403954 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 07:36:50 +0000 NavyRN2012 2403954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: Us too.</p> <p>I'm in. I start a 3 month leave next week, so that could either help or hurt, but we've spent so dang much at Christmas and two of the kids birthdays are in February. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403873 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:53:03 +0000 MoonMoon 2403873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in! I don't need anything at target because I'm stocked up on diapers, that place is such a trap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403862 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:21:01 +0000 jh524 2403862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cheert16: this is awesome! I'm in but gosh this will be so hard!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403828 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 23:21:33 +0000 littlejoy 2403828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to commit to only going out to dinner (or grabbing carryout) twice in January. This is where so much of our money has gone lately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403824 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 23:18:51 +0000 Mrs. Pink 2403824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ah! If I didn't have a Perfectly Posh party scheduled I'd be all over it 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403447 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:51:33 +0000 cheert16 2403447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: Ohh! thats a great idea! I am going to do this too!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403420 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:28:33 +0000 gingerbebe 2403420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A pantry challenge always happens for me in January! I usually take stock of everything in our freezer and pantry and meal plan around what we have and just shop to fill in the gaps on the plate. The last time we did one, we spent under $100 in groceries! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403415 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:26:40 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2403415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cheert16: It totally will! I eat out for breakfast and lunch and shop during my lunch break WAAAYYYY too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403410 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:21:09 +0000 cheert16 2403410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TemperanceBrennan: i think it would make a difference if you even did this just during the week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403406 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:15:40 +0000 futuremama 2403406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in. We have some home projects coming up and LO #2 coming this summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403404 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:14:20 +0000 birdofafeather 2403404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>gah, this is hard because of multiple trips, my and DD1's birthday in january, but i want to take part because we want to buy a house this year and it adds up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403362 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:36:44 +0000 Munchkin 2403362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm interested. Great way to start the new year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403343 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:18:38 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2403343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in. Baby is due in February and we want to get on track before then. </p> <p>A lot of our spending happens during the week, so that is where I want to focus. We have a few activities planned already for the weekends that I don't want to cancel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403339 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:15:00 +0000 Crystal 2403339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is a great idea! I'm sure I'll slip up, but I'm going to do my best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403286 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:36:47 +0000 cheert16 2403286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: right?!? its always stupid stuff too- that we totally didnt need!~ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403283 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:35:56 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2403283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cheert16: Yes, Amazon!! We have Prime so I'm always ordering things from my phone as they pop into my head. I see the UPS guy more than I see my parents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-spending-january#post-2403277 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:33:23 +0000 cheert16 2403277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here are the official unofficial rules: (as copied from a previous version of this!)</p> <p>1) This will take place ALL WEEK long!</p> <p>2) What can you NOT spend money on?</p> <p>Generally speaking anything that will fall under your "fun money/allowance" category:<br /> Starbucks (coffee), lunch, target trip, a soda from the vending machine, etc.<br /> Grocery shopping and house improvement purchase do not count! But picking up a bag of chips or a hanging basket you don't "need" does!</p> <p>3) Because life happens we're given one "freebie". This could be a lunch or a cup of coffee in the morning, etc bc you were just running late or perhaps had a meeting.</p> <p>4) Generally speaking, shower, birthday, holiday, anniversary gifts, etc for other people are exempt!</p> <p>Let's check in with each other throughout the day and I will def check in every night! Don't admit defeat before even starting! If we can't do it all the way this week, aim to do better next time!</p> <p>HAPPY NO SPENDING! </p>