My Spending Freeze: Part II

An (honest) peek behind my decision for less. The HARDEST part of not buying anything for a month, annnnnd what I broke the rules on ;)

Apr 06, 2023

∙ Paid

Kate’s Spending Freeze…. the SEQUEL.

(I promise this won’t be like the Fast and Furious franchise that released approximately 72 more renditions than they should have)

As you read in Part I of my no-spend-month, I did hard reset in February of this year, and made the decision to not buy anything for a whole month. (other than groceries, home necessities, etc. You can revisit all of the specific ~rules~ in my other post!),

So, today, I want to go over my *actual* experience of a no-spend-month:
my reflections,
my aha moments,
what I was [verrrrry] tempted to buy,
what I regretted NOT buying
what I DID ultimately break the rules on (rebel!),
and everything I learned along the way. So let’s jump in!

So why do a spending freeze?

To refresh, this no-spend-month really wasn’t about the amount of money I was spending, it was the mindset behind my purchases.

It’s hard to describe, but just getting the “ick” about over-consuming in general, and just had a clear desire for LESS.

Like, I was sick of buying an extra book (…when I already had a stack I hadn’t read yet), buying a skincare product (…even though I hadn’t used what I already had), etc. And going into this year I wanted less clutter and fewer unnecessary items.

To sum it up, I solely want to be surrounded by things that I genuinely love, need, and find useful.

How was my spending freeze experience?

So, a spending freeze it was.

28 days of buying NOTHING “extra” outside of the essentials.

At the conclusion of the month, my friend asked me how the spending freeze went, and I was shocked at the first word that immediately popped into my head…