Yep, Lent is officially over as is my Challenge. I think we did really, really well with cutting out all "non-essential spending." It was tough though I must admit. I am not a huge shopping spree kind of gal, but I do like to troll the Target dollar bins or hit up Books-A-Million.
What we discovered was how much "stuff" we actually buying each month because we could. I know for a fact that there are a few of you who do the same thing. Don't worry, I won't call you out publicly hahahaha We all have our vices.
One of my girlfriends asked what we were going to "do" with the
extra money now. I hadn't really thought about that part so this was a good idea. We donate a lot to
Food for the Poor so I thought that would be a great place to give a bit extra.
We have also decided to stick with our Challenge year round. Do we really need more stuff??
Did you follow along? How did you do?
1 comment:
I have not followed but now I realize that with a goal of a trip in mind there are many small purchases that I would normally not think twice about. I am trying to skip the extra Target purchases that are not the main purpose of going to the store. The point my husband is trying to make is that we have to mentally note that money you saved by not making the purchase and moving it aside, as not to be used elsewhere. Not an easy thing to figure up! We are trying though!
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