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From Cath's Desk - Sunday 1st February 2015
Hello Cheapskaters,
It's No Spending month! I love February. I love the challenge of not spending one cent I don't have to. And I do my best to not spend any money at all, but there are always some dratted bills that must be paid in February.
If you are new to the Cheapskates Club or you have recently come back, you may not have encountered the thrill that is No Spending February. The very first No Spending February challenge was way back in 2003 although in those days it was the Essential Spending Only challenge. Wow, this is our 14th year of not spending in February.
Wouldn't you love to know how much money has been saved and not spent over the years? I know I would, and that had me thinking (did you hear the gears grinding? Wayne swears he did!). Perhaps this year we could all post how much we don't spend each day in the forum. You'll see I've created a No Spending February thread and started it off for you. It may be early in the day but I know I won't be spending money today on anything because I'm staying home and pottering in the garden. I hope you'll join in, I can't wait to see how much we've saved as a community in just 28 days.
Of course there are a lot of other things going on this month. The children are all back at school now and most of us have managed to get back into our regular day-to-day routines. Now it's time to fix those holiday budget blow-outs and get back on track. There are dozens of ideas to do just that in this month's Journal, I hope you'll find them as useful and I have.
It's No Spending month! I love February. I love the challenge of not spending one cent I don't have to. And I do my best to not spend any money at all, but there are always some dratted bills that must be paid in February.
If you are new to the Cheapskates Club or you have recently come back, you may not have encountered the thrill that is No Spending February. The very first No Spending February challenge was way back in 2003 although in those days it was the Essential Spending Only challenge. Wow, this is our 14th year of not spending in February.
Wouldn't you love to know how much money has been saved and not spent over the years? I know I would, and that had me thinking (did you hear the gears grinding? Wayne swears he did!). Perhaps this year we could all post how much we don't spend each day in the forum. You'll see I've created a No Spending February thread and started it off for you. It may be early in the day but I know I won't be spending money today on anything because I'm staying home and pottering in the garden. I hope you'll join in, I can't wait to see how much we've saved as a community in just 28 days.
Of course there are a lot of other things going on this month. The children are all back at school now and most of us have managed to get back into our regular day-to-day routines. Now it's time to fix those holiday budget blow-outs and get back on track. There are dozens of ideas to do just that in this month's Journal, I hope you'll find them as useful and I have.
