stop shopping for one month (except for absolute necessities and impose a consequence for EVERY purchase)

day 4
purchases: printer ink $15 and ipod case $15
punishment: to be determined

day 5
purchases: ice cream $5 and movie $7
punishment: to be determined

day 6
no purchases! :)

day 7
no purchases! :)

Sooooo for the first week:
total money spent: $43
spent money on 2/7 days
not half bad I guess…

no purchases. so far so good. i think the trick is not putting myself in vulnerable situations i.e. any and all opportunities to spend my hard-earned cash! so basically i don’t go to the store at all until i’m strong enough to just say no.

Day 1
no purchases despite being tempted at airport terminals and market.
I CAN do this!

None!

Day 2
Purchase: IHOP $16
Punishment: go to the SRC in the morning

Day 1
None!

okay I really need to get in control of this and get serious. And in addition to not spending money, I need to get a new job ASAP.

purchase: pretzel
price: $3
punishment: do 100 crunches

Day 7

purchase: soda for me and my friend at the football game
price: $10
punishment: staying out in that heat was punishment enough!

Day 6

purchase: vogue, chocolate, flowers, vase, mug
price: $28
punishment: get rid of 5 unnecessary items

Day 5

no purchases!

Day 4

no purchases!

nothing! :)

$55 on three pairs of sweatpant bermudas, 2 tanks, 2 nail polishes, nail clippers and nail polish remover
yikes… overkill… but i also deserved a little pick-me-up today
punishment: walking 4 hours in the damn heat to obtain said purchases… punishment in and of itself!

no purchases!! success!!

...and I will do this this time!