Does anyone fancy a No Spend March post?

[waitingtowork]

Apologies if there is already one of these threads, but I really need to stop spending!

I've deleted social media which has made my spending more intentional rather than impulsive but I'm still getting too much of a hit from new purchases...

Anyone want to join for moral support? Anyone done this and managed to change their habits?

Im in

It's a great idea.... But what do you mean by 'no spend'? No groceries? No petrol? No bills?

Or no clothes, presents etc.?

Or no eating out, nail/hair appointments, treats?

If it's the first....I've already failed.
If it's the second, I will definitely fail - I have Easter eggs to buy and I will probably buy something on Vinted for an upcoming holiday. Most months I have a family birthday to spend for.
If it's the third, I could manage that about every second month. But we have a holiday coming up later this month, we are going to the theatre and I'm going to a concert In the cathedral with my daughter (tickets already bought, but hot drinks will be needed). In April we are going to the theatre again (tickets already bought) and travelling 6 hours across country to visit family, which necessitates a hotel stay and fuel. Only Premier Inn, but we still need to eat! And I'm having my bi-monthly (cheap) haircut.
May would be possible, no birthdays, no outings and no holiday planned.M
June -Not possible, it's my daughter's birthday and we're going on our long-awaited (10 years) honeymoon. And I will be getting my hair cut and highlighted.
July - should be possible....
and so it continues. Provided you don't include groceries and our regular direct debits for electricity, insurance etc.

I’m in - think I have a real addiction. I definitely have to stop scrolling on Vinted, except to see how my items are doing. And I tend to use Clearpay or Klarna then get myself into a bit of debt trying to pay everything off.

I’m up for a no/low spend month.

Last month was spendy but I had budgeted for it so the money was already there. Now I need to get back on top of my holiday savings.

I have a hair appointment and night out booked but other than that I don’t have any planned spends other than regular payments (bills, fuel and food).

What does no/low spend mean?
What are you planning on cutting out?
I don’t think I’m up for it because I suspect it means things like not going out for dinner or not buying lunch out at work, not going for a sauna or not buying a replacement perfume when I already have others. All of those small things bring me happiness and I’m not cutting them out.
Obviously things like bills, fuel, birthday presents are considered non-negotiables?!
And it’s just any fripperies/nom essential spending?

For me, I'm not going to count entertainment/eating out as I don't do it very often, and being able to go out and have a coffee with a few mum friends brings joy into the mundane.
My bigger problem is constantly feeling like I 'need' things like clothes, house items, pet items etc that I can manage perfectly fine without.
I divide my finances into groceries and bills, emergency savings pot, holidays savings pot, gifts savings pot and childcare pot. I then have a leftover 'spending money' budget but I feel the need to spend every penny of this every single month.

The problem I am seeing is, there never seems to be an end to things I want to spend on. So it's not necessarily the money, but the endless need of a 'hit'!

Currently, I want to buy a dog bed as the dog is getting too old to get on the sofa. A new sofa cover now the dog no longer goes on the sofa... And maybe some new scatter cushions for the sofa...
I also want some Adidas specialz. And a new trench coat. (I have trainers and a few coats already!)

I am also terrible for scrolling vinted. I somehow convince myself it doesn't properly count if you're buying second hand!

For me it’s about being more mindful about my spending. Separating needs from wants.

I am also terrible for scrolling vinted. I somehow convince myself it doesn't properly count if you're buying second hand!

I used to do this!