NO SPEND YEAR COMPLETE!

I did it! A whole year of no spending. One whole year trying not to spend any money.

I’m not gonna lie. It has been a rollercoaster ride; some months have been great and super focused. Others have been tricky and tested me more than I thought.

Let’s break down into the figures for the whole year…

• Food and drink: £651.57
• Gifts: £242.28
• Parking/Travel: £41.60
• School: £28.00
• Toiletries/beauty: £74.99
• Electronics: £35.00
• Treats: £27.40
• House and garden: £41.40
• Car: £29.00
• Make up: £75.50
• Clothing: £347.46
• Postage: £8.90
• Activities: £149.81

Challenges

There are a few areas that seem a bit high. Let’s talk through them. Food and drink is an area that I said was important to my wellbeing as it was socialising. To be isolated in the current times would be tough and I really enjoy spending time with friends and family.

Gifts is an area I am not so happy about. That is a lot of money and I am not really sure why it is so high. I am definitely going to reduce this area in the next year.

Finally, clothing is an area I need to improve on. Most of this was in the last 6 months of the year. I’m not sure how it has gotten so high.

I will be using this information to help next new rules for next year’s no spend year. Wish me luck!

Rachel, Declutter Your Life x

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