Spend Nothing April

Personal finances are in bad shape this month due to a very slow winter, workwise. When I start seeing red it's time to get thrifty. Not that I'm not usually a spendthrift but this month I need to get cheap. Yes, that's right, cheap. If it's not free, I'm not interested.

This doesn't apply to groceries and the regular bills that keep us warm and dry. Everything else is a luxury this month. I love to explore all the ways I can make life work without paying for fun. No spending months wake me up to just how much cash I bleed for small things that don't add a lot of joy to my life.

There are some things worth paying for, I just forget how much they matter and what they are. It's as though small, cheap thrills fog up my judgment apparatus and I can't see the big picture anymore. April is like a deep cleanse.

Today marks the first week of the month and it's not too late for you to join me.