Day 23: HOW DO YOU FEEL?

23 days in is a pretty good place to check in on how I feel about buying things.

Here’s the skinny: I still think that the process of shopping and buying things is fun. Kind of in the way gambling, smoking, and partying all night long can be fun. Ugh. I can taste the Natty Light and whiff of cigarettes in the distance. Oye, the fun times without a care in the world!

Now, I recognize that shopping does not necessarily have the same consequences as gambling away money or partying too hard. Because when it comes to purchasing items, there are things we need, which serve a purpose.

It’s when I overbuy or mindlessly buy that it becomes a problem.

In only 23 days, I have learned to stop and think and ask myself, “Do I really need this?” but more importantly, I can ask myself, “Do you feel good about buying this?”

Because I’ve put such a hard break on myself, everything is a hard “no.”

But when I don’t have the challenge in place anymore, I’ll need to act with more fluidity. I’ll have to stop and ask myself every single time if I really need something.

It’s still a work in progress. But my patterns of thought are changing. I don’t want to be another mindless consumer. I don’t want to throw my money away at things that I want in the moment but don’t necessarily need thereafter.

Have you noticed any changes to your spending habits or thinking? Share on the blog! I would love to hear all about it! As always, namaste every day.

NoBuyChallenge #IntentionalLiving #MinimalistMom #MindfulSpending #ConsciousConsumer #SimplifyYourLife #AntiConsumerism #LessIsMore #MindfulLiving #MinimalistLifestyle #ShopWithPurpose #BuyLessLiveMore #SustainableChoices #DeclutterYourLife #LiveIntentionally #NoBuyYear #FrugalAndFree #MinimalMomLife #SpendWithIntention #FinancialFreedomJourney #MinimalismForMoms #BreakTheHabit #IntentionalShopping #SimpleAndSlow #NoBuyMonth