Welcome back! We are so happy you are here today and we are super excited to be on the verge of the month of February. Why?! Every year, we spend the month of February challenging ourselves to see just how little money we can live on.
The rules are super simple — spend as little money as possible — boom, that’s it! No complicated long list of rules to follow or remember just using this month to reign in all of our expenses as much as possible.
So why is this month so important to us? Even though we have spent our lives living on less, we have always believed that we needed a yearly reset, especially after the holidays and at the beginning of a new year.
We use this month as a challenge, a way to push ourselves beyond our comfort zone. Too many people go through life on auto-pilot – us included. For example, we go to the store, check prices, buy what we can on sale, and work hard to stay within the budget. BUT, do we spend enough time asking ourselves if we NEED every single item that we pick up? Are we willing to put an item back on the shelf and walk to another aisle for something that would work as a cheaper substitute? Are you actually willing to tell yourself, and others in your family, “no”, to wants?
So, are you up to the challenge? Of course you are!
Let us know in the comments what will be your biggest challenge, and don’t forget we are here to encourage you and cheer you on.