Starting the thread early to keep it in mind. DONT BUY ANYTHING 2019. Who's in???

[LaurieFairyCake]

I've seen on other boards that lots are fatigued with buying. My inbox is already full of increasingly desperate marketing 'sales'.

I'm doing a NO BUYING THINGS in 2019.

Up til Christmas I've been trying to buy very little 'tat' - but succumbed the other day to flashing light earrings for a concert.

I'm going to place EBay/QVC/m and S/John Lewis on 'hold' as apps. I'm going to deliberately not buy from Amazon as I have constant packages of things I think I need.

I've redone my mortgage so it doubles in January so I will have much less money (deliberately).

I'm looking for those to join me.

I'm still going to buy concert and theatre tickets, I'm still going out for lunch and cake with friends. I'm going to join activities.

Place marking . I've been considering this. I can't say I'm going to commit for the full year but I at least want to give it a go for January and see how it all goes.

I know full well in my head what I actually 'need' and what I just want, so I need to be stricter with myself. My children are spoilt absolutely rotten too, and I want to dial that back 95% and instead spoil them with attention rather than with material things. (They're bloody spoiled anyway even with things they need like clothes and shoes!)

Yay! You're on board

Also no idea if I can do the full year but I think it's a worthwhile thought at the start - I'm definitely going to try as long as possible

Totally in. There's another board on this somewhere, I'll try to link. I'm finding it very hard with all the sales starting already, so many things I didn't even think I needed until I see it on sale it's so hard totally avoid advertising etc

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3417737-No-Spend-19-join-us

Thanks! Super busy at the moment but I’ll be back after Christmas or when I get some spare time, whichever comes first