Day 7 - Nothing spent, nothing gained

Hello, all... And thank you so much for reading!

With the Christmas siege already well underway, I know I picked the wrong month to not spend.  Between the catalogs in the mail, the never ending commercials, and the "incredible deals" on the shopping channels, the pressure is really on... But today, I did have another successful day with no spending.  I did, but I can not speak so proudly of the behavior of my family.  Oh, I didn't mention they, too, are in on this experiment?  Yes, they are... But while they are under my watchful eye, and have agreed to this, they clearly do not have the same level of commitment as I do.  This was proven today when a certain cheating father-daughter duo stopped at a local pizzeria because a certain whiny girl was hungry.... I can't help but feel betrayed.... Yet I have to know that this is really my experiment, my process, and my blog... I am capturing my feelings about this whole "no spending" thing, and can't truly fault them for cheating like a desperate high school student the morning of SATs....

To demonstrate my personal commitment to zero spending, today I refused to spend $2.69 on my own mother.  Yes, how pathetic does that sound?  I e-mailed her a photo of my daughter asleep with my dog, totally adorable, and she asked if I could send her a printed copy of it.  So I went to walgreens.com, where I saw I could upload the pic, and have it printed at any Walgreens.  For the one picture, it was $2.69, money of course that I cannot spend.  Imagine, if you will, the conversation with my mom, about why I needed to use her credit card for the $2.69 cost of the print!  It was entertaining, to say the least.  But the great news is that mom got what she wanted, and I was able to get it for her without breaking down and spending money.  This is a silly example, I know, but it does go directly to the point I was making yesterday.  I am so very programmed, like I am on automatic pilot.  It would have normally been just a thing I spent money on, and let it accrue in the debit column, along with all of the other mini-spends.... And I held my ground today... So I am proud... 

Other things I really need but didn't buy today, despite really needing them include:

- New black sequined Uggs, since mine are 5 years old and have uneven heels and the sequins are all bumpy and uneven.  It is amazing I can still walk in them.
- A new kindle, since my kindle died a few weeks ago.  It's very hard to read books on the phone, and the Nexus 7 I have is really old and heavy, and the glare makes it really bad for reading.
- A ceiling fan for my bedroom, because how can a bedroom NOT have a ceiling fan?  And think about how much better I would sleep with that cool air circulating... And I think the energy bills will go down as well!
- Plane tickets, because man, 200 a pop is a really great deal!!  I mean, who knows how long they will be at that price??

All remain unpurchased, just ghosts in some lost shopping cart somewhere....

Well, that is all for today.  Thank you all for reading, and have a wonderful day!!