For any sort of challenge there needs to be a set of rules or guidelines in place. For the April 2013 No Spend Challenge, I’ve got one rule, and one rule only:
No spending on anything that isn’t absolutely essential.
Of course, the challenge is a No Spend Challenge, but it’s impossible to cut out all your spending. Bills still need to be paid and mouths still have to be fed! But in April, we’re going to be trying our hardest to live well, while using what we already have and being creative with our time and resources!
For us that means paying our regular bills, as well as purchasing some groceries. We have quite a few things in our pantry and freezer so we’ll most likely get away with buying only fresh products like milk, eggs, cheese and fruit & vegetables.
No spending on anything that isn’t essential will look different to each family.
Are you ready to take the challenge starting April 1, 2013?
Note: Since it’s Easter weekend, my mother-in-law is in town and Sienna’s birthday party is on Saturday, there won’t be any new posts until Tuesday morning! Aside from Links Worth Sharing on Saturday and the very first post in the No Spend Challenge on Monday, April 1!
My biggest challenge will be the two trips I am taking for work, I have a perdium so I am given a set amount of money I can spend per day. I plan to bring snacks for the plane rides but its always so tempting to bring something back for the kids (this help remove some to the guilt I feel when I leave them), although I am going to a conference so maybe I can just pickup some vendor swag. Thanks for running this challenge!
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I’m excited for this and although most of the eliminated expenditures are ones that we don’t really spend money on anyways it will be interesting. Our big challenges will be my daughter and I’s birthday, it is on the same day so that should really help and we are moving May 1st so may have to include some moving/cleaning expenses in our budget. Will be trying to get most moving supplies for free/cheap so any ideas on that would be great, ei: free boxes from the grocery stores.
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