First, I just wanted to thank everyone who has expressed interest in taking on our No Spend Challenge. On February 1st, I will be posting a link list where you can add your updates and share about your experience with not spending money. I think this is going to be so much fun and it will be great to have moral support as we venture into the habit of not spending.
We also have a MomAdvice No Spend Challenge Flickr group and you can join by making a commitment towards not spending for a set amount of time and taking a picture of it. It could be a day, a week, a month, or even a year. You can make that commitment to your family and share a picture of what you do each day when you are not spending money. Get your finances back on track and have fun documenting the creative ways you spend your time together.
Second, here is our first You Tube video about the No Spend Challenge. I think this truly captures how goofy our family is and how hyper my children are. Emily was napping when we filmed this so she missed being in the show this time, but I am sure she will be in the future episodes. I don’t know if we are half as funny as we think we are, but we thought it was hilarious! I wanted to capture who was MOST enthusiastic and who was LEAST enthusiastic. It will be interesting to see how this all progresses!
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Okay! I think I am up for this. I need to think about how I want to do it, then I’ll post it up on my blog! Thanks, Amy! Best of luck with your challenge!
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Good Luck!!! I can’t wait to see you explore your month of no spending. I think I could try a week and start small:)
Becky
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This was hilarious! I totally cracked up when your husband asked if you were going to start taking apart his sweaters…too funny!!
Good luck on the challenge!
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loved your video. ethan is too cute. and isn’t it convenient that you just had xmas and a bday so those gift cards can fill any much needed shopping urges! i agree you should be able to use them. what a wonderful idea. we’ll see if i can take this challenge… i’m not sure if i can do it. maybe i should do 1 week? dont think i’ll get hubby to agree though!
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Amy, I have to say that I disagree with you on the gift cards. Although it is not your money, it is still spending. I would like to see you get through this without using them…at least hold off as long as you can.
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I have been on a little spending spree for the past month. This might be just what I needed. I will work it all out with my planned expenses for the month, and get it up on my site too.
Thanks for the challenge.
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Amy- The only thing that I am worried about is that I have a trip in Nashville the first week. I am probably going to need to eat when I am there so I am hording my gift cards for that trip so that I can eat. That is an unavoidable that I am trying to factor in.
I hope you guys will understand that
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I can’t wait to follow your journey of “no spending”. Good luck!
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No…no eating allowed! You should have picked a month where you didn’t have to travel!
I am obviously kidding. I was thinking you were going to head to Hobby Lobby!
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