I figured you needed sums to motivate you to not fritter for a few months.
12 weeks of Grazia = £23.40
Daily cappuccino over twelve weeks = £117
No weekly little clothes or other purchases at say £20 a week = £240
A no spend on these items would give you £380.40 to buy one quality item with.... food for thought.
What would you spend £380.40 on?
UPDATE - the example of cost saving measures above are just that, examples. The No Fritter Challenge is simply as thus: all you have to do is not buy a single item of clothing from now until March 31st. Save what you might have spent or were tempted to spend and then go an buy yourself something truly fabulous.
I save a lot of money by not drinking coffee, it seems!
ReplyDeleteI don't drink coffee either, or buy Grazia - and, though I'd love to visit Topshop every week, I simply don't have the time... though I'm curious to know how much time this £380.40 will buy me?
ReplyDeleteNo Elles or Vogues for a year, that would save me £90.00. Now I've got the taste back for a tipple, I'm wondering if its going to go in that direction, LOL!!
ReplyDeleteOK, so I usually try to limit myself to one coffee a week (but this varies depending on how tired I am) so I reckon that's about £15- £16 to spend. So, I'd probably by a t-shirt. If I had £380.40 I might buy some new shoes/boots - not sure which, I'll have to do some research and get back to you on that one!
ReplyDeleteAs I didnt't end up getting the Reiss pumps, if I had that much cash in my hand, I would get a Chanel pair.
ReplyDeleteI too am saving a fortune by not drinking coffee! Not sure I could give up my Grazia though! If I did manage to stop frittering I would buy a beautiful jacket.
ReplyDeleteYes you are sooo right - though I spend a fortune keeping up with print media..... Happy New Year !
ReplyDeleteThat would definitely be enough for a nice handbag, or a down payment on a Chanel jacket that I'm currently coveting! I stopped picking up Starbucks last summer, and it's amazing how much more I have in the bank at the end of every month now... I guess $5 coffee on a daily basis (sometimes twice) was a bad habit!
ReplyDeleteOh Kate, I didn't realize that the ban included mags and coffee. Eek. I don't think I can do that. I mean, I need the coffee and the mag to get me through the dark days of Jan.
ReplyDeleteMindless clothing purchases, no problem (I think). I mean, in order to have mental freedom, I buy breakfast and lunch (Mon thru Fri). That's a hideous expenditure, and yet I value the time it gives me to think of other things.
Don't think less of me!
Wonderful idea...it's so easy to save the big bucks by letting go of the small expenses.
ReplyDeleteI have a group of friends and we are each subscribed to different magazines which we rotate amongst us. THAT is a money savor. Also, ages ago when we remodeled our kitchen, we splurged on a built-in espresso machine. LOVE that!! I make better cappuccinos on it than I find anywhere else. But I do spend money on clothes. Either for myself or the kids, I find myself making needless purchases every month.
ReplyDeleteI like He-weasel's coffee better than any coffee shops. I don't buy magazines. This ban is going to be easy-peasy!
ReplyDeleteI don't buy Grazia or coffee but my husband and I spend around £25 a week on wine. Me stopping drinking would save £12.50 a week for 12 weeks that would be.....£150. I think!
ReplyDeleteOh My God I am drinking a Mulberry handbag a year!
K-Line - oh gosh I'm not banning anything! I just gave the magazines and coffee costs as an example. The only thing not to buy is clothes/shoes/accessories the frittering things.
ReplyDeleteDear Make Do style, can I just say Hello from Australia and I love reading your blog. I've added it to my favourite blog list ( my blog is a month old but crazily I have had about 46000 hits???!!!). I really enjoy your posts and am going to embrace this challenge! I will embrace the No Frittering Policy-what an excellent idea.xxx
ReplyDeleteGive up Grazia.... never! That shiny little weekly rag is a ray of sunshine on my doormat!
ReplyDeleteHmmm... what would I spend 380 quid on? Probably a spending spree at Caravan! xx
ReplyDeleteCrap.... I'm ashamed that I can't participate in your task.... but I will TRY and cut out my Grazia habit...if I can do it with Heat, then Grazia shouldn't be that difficult...or is it?
ReplyDeleteI spend a small fortune on magazines and coffee, but giving up cheap clothes is easier.
ReplyDeleteI can easily give up magazines, as I prefer reading stuff online a lot of the times anyway, but coffee is harder...
ReplyDeleteGreat idea by the way!!
I am actually considering downsizing my magazines, I just got Harpers and literally 'read' it in 20mins there was nothing in it! Your right though that you just dont see little things like this all add up x
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