No Purchase Month – Feb

So I’m prepping for February – not only the shortest month of the year, but the month I intend to not purchase. This is a yearly exercise I do to detach from the ongoing habit of consumption we find ourselves in. I only buy gas, pay my mortgage and pay bills – basically, keep from being put in jail.

The idea first came to me a few years ago when visiting family in Europe. We spent the entire day in each other’s company, did some sight-seeing, but barely spent any money. I looked over receipts and saw that there weren’t any for coffee in paper cups or other non necessities.

A great post from GoodExperience here. When was the last time you went a day without buying anything?