I read. I read a lot. I read magazines and I read stories. Lately, the focus of my reading has been articles about reducing my footprint, reducing clutter, reducing spending, so basically reducing, period.
I read an article in a magazine the other night about a family that didn't shop for a whole year. 365 days, they didn't shop. Of course, they bought consumables, food, gas, toiletries type things but, no clothing, no toys, no extras.
In researching this experiment, I also came across a woman doing a 'no plastic for a year' experiment. Again, I was intrigued.
So, here's the deal folks. Starting October 1, this family is not shopping for 365 days.
Starting immediately, this family is going to reduce their landfill garbage by another 20%.
We are also going to reduce our grocery budget to $125 for 2 weeks.
"How?", you ask.
Stay with me and I'll explain each item over the next few days.
BTW - We're doing this to better ourselves, to produce less waste and to cut back to basics. We are not broke. We're not losing our home. Our jobs are secure and our hours at them have not been reduced.
I'd love to answer your questions along the way too, so don't be shy.
Kudos to you!!! I would LOVE to do this... We spend 180.00 a week on Groceries, and thats not including the extras. I would love more info on this. Very intrigued...
ReplyDeleteI am also intrigued. Can't wait for your next posts.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of people doing this and have wondered how it's possible. I love the idea behind it, but what do you do about buying gifts, etc.? Do those not count? Does it apply to all extras, or only extras for you, and not others? You know what I mean? I know buying gifts is usually a spending downfall of mine. Anyway, I'll obviously need to learn more to understand the constraints. :) Thanks for being willing to share.
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