Comments on: A Money Experiment: A Week Without Spending

By: shona

shona — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I had never done this before, but I wanted to make a rather large purchase + did not have the extra funds (the purchase was definitely a WANT not a NEED). By means of a major purge I was able to exceed my $$ goal by selling unwanted + unused items on Craigslist + Ebay.

Now we have less STUFF to deal with + with that extra $$ we went to Lowes + the Habitat Resale store for some home improvement/ winterizing items.

By: Mrs. PT

Mrs. PT — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Wait — you were serious about that?!?!?

Just kidding…I’m rocking the challenge.

But what else would you expect? (Don’t answer that).

By: Gui Bulaty

Gui Bulaty — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I guess your credit card is already on the freezer, right?

Saving X Spending is a mental game. Would be great to hear at the end of the week what psychological phases you went through, and how you dealt with them.

Good luck!

By: PT

PT — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

It means I get paid Friday and can “treat” myslef a bit, yes!

By: Money Funk

Money Funk — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

How ironic you bring this up now. I was just thinking of trying a week of “Live like a broke college student”. Of course I just bought lunch today. Not off to a good start.

I look forward to the end results of your experiment.

PS – I see you are only doing it til Friday. Does that mean you will make up for it on Saturday with Halloween paries looming?