Day 2: 31 Days of Living Well & Spending Zero!

Today was a wonderful day! I had planned a day out with one of my friends a couple weeks ago to go to an orchard and hunt for pumpkins and other veggies. So today I did spend money but it was on my list of planned expenses (see day 1's assignment). I followed the guidelines of the challenge and I was able to have a very nice time.

I rarely make plans in advance in order to have the forethought to budget for them. I usually just fly by the seat of my pants and spend money on things all willy-nilly and a lot of times I feel guilty about spending money on things like that. There was something about today that allowed me not to feel any remorse about spending. I figure I felt that way because I had planned it out beforehand that I was going to use money on this event. I had a better sense of where my money was going so maybe I didn't feel so out of control with it? I'm not totally sure... but there are many more day's to experiment with how I spend money to come.

With this challenge Brady and I decided to talk with one another if we felt we needed to buy something and we had a good little talk today. Brady wanted buy a soddering iron to work on his guitar over the weekend. We discussed if he could borrow one or if he could wait until November to buy it. But I really enjoyed having the conversation. In the end I'm still not sure what he'll decide. But I think it was a good conversation to have just realizing that buying things isn't the only way to getting them. I think we both have been in the mind set lately that if a thing is inexpensive and we want it why not buy it. Why not right? Today I really felt the value of just being open to different options instead of just buying because we can.

Today's assignment was to organize your pantry and take an inventory. This assignment will just have to wait until tomorrow because I got stuck in a horrible traffic jam for two hours on my way home from a delightful day with my friend so I had no time for this. Tune in tomorrow for Day 2 and 3 assignments.

In conclusion, even though I have spent money the first two days of this challenge I am still calling it a success because I am learning about how I manage my money and I am becoming more aware of how I can spend less. Tomorrow's goal is to make it a true no spend day.

Have you spent money yet in your 31 Days of Living Well & Spending Zero challenge? Let me know how its going...