Do you ever have a no spend day?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (176745)
United States
December 12, 2021 12:27pm CST
Today is a no spend day for me. I could use some bananas and caffeine free beverages however, I am not going out just for that. I could also go to the trash dump, that begs the question does driving your car count as spending on a no spend day? I would think it would, even if you don't buy gas you are still using it. What do you think?
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
12 Dec 21
Yes, that can happen too. I do have money I could spend today, but I spent enough yesterday. Time to take a break.
@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
12 Dec 21
@sulynsi I consider myself to be a gig worker really, although my income with these jobs does not match my Social Security income.
@sulynsi (2671)
• Canada
12 Dec 21
@snowy22315 interestingly, the technology developed to manage paying people for the ‘gig’ economy, might be a useful tool in making funds, just enough funds, to look after needs as they arise.
It could be used as a tool to help people do just what you describe 
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@RebeccasFarm (88351)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Dec 21
No seems like there is always something to get Snowy.
Good for you for doing this.
I need to do it for at least a year to catch up.
Well gas..yeah gas is a spend but how far is it?
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@RebeccasFarm (88351)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Dec 21
@snowy22315 Well, are you going to go
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
12 Dec 21
@RebeccasFarm No, I can wait until tomorrow. No sense in ruining the no spend..Althought technically we spend everyday anyway by using electricity.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
13 Dec 21
I am not sure I could do that. Even if I am not buying in physical stores I am buying online. Starting to wonder if I am a shopaholic...
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
13 Dec 21
@LadyDuck Where do you buy your shoes for instance? Do you get them all in the store?
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@LadyDuck (467179)
• Switzerland
13 Dec 21
@snowy22315 I only buy grocery on two different days and IF I need something, I do not even search online to see what there is interesting.
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@DaddyEvil (137232)
• United States
13 Dec 21
We have no spend weeks sometimes. And yes, in my opinion, driving your car counts as spending money.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
13 Dec 21
I think it is kind of one of those gray areas. I could not do even a week of no spend. I would go nuts.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
14 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil If I couldn't get out of here for a week I would be crawling the walls. The longest I have ever stayed home is maybe 3 days, to be honest, 2 is hard although I do that fairly routinely.
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@DaddyEvil (137232)
• United States
14 Dec 21
@snowy22315 We do it a lot when I refuse to leave the house for a week at a time. *shrug*
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@Courtlynn (67094)
• United States
13 Dec 21
Yes, but not on purpose. Just days we dont end up going out
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
13 Dec 21
Tomorrow may be a no spend too. I got the stuff I needed today.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
14 Dec 21
@Courtlynn Yeah, you like to go out to eat alot, you should get all those apps from the food chains you like because they have tons of freebies on them. Free sandwiches, fries, and all sorts of things. Why pay when you can get it for free? Most of them are great, although Sonics is very strange. However, that chain is probably not up there.
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@Courtlynn (67094)
• United States
13 Dec 21
@snowy22315 im not going anywhere today but were getting wendys for dinner. $7 is all thats being spent though. As i have a free sandwich on my account so only need to pay for moms
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@Chellezhere (5639)
• United States
12 Dec 21
I do the bulk of my spending when my benefits hit at the beginning of the month. Then the rest of the month is jam-packed full of no-spend days unless I run out of something important.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
12 Dec 21
I spend whenever I have cash available it seems. I need to be more disciplined with my spending.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
13 Dec 21
@Chellezhere Yes it is a common theme.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
13 Dec 21
Well with a family you are more likely to need things.
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@dodo19 (47268)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
13 Dec 21
@snowy22315 Oh for sure. There always seems to be something.
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@JESSY3236 (19578)
• United States
14 Dec 21
I have to have a no spending Amazon days for right now because I am trying to wait until Jan 3 so I can get a 25 dollar gift card from Mypoints. It's driving me crazy.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
14 Dec 21
Yeah, that is a while to wait. I gave up on Mypoints. They didn't credit me some points I was supposed to have earned. I hate when sites do that.
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@Hannihar (130222)
• Israel
14 Dec 21
@snowy22315
I love days when I do not have to go out and spend money. I would say that even if you do not have to go get gas you are are using it when you drive your car no matter where you go.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
12 Dec 21
Yeah, I mean I already purchased the gas so really it shouldn't ruin the no spend, because you could really take it to an extreme. I mean what are you going to do sit in the dark and cold because you don't want to spend?? I don't think so..
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@Belexhanns (3431)
• Kampala, Uganda
12 Dec 21
I'm sure I don't have a no spend day, because everyday I spend at least a penny
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
12 Dec 21
It isn't hard if you stay home and don't go out on any given day.
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@Belexhanns (3431)
• Kampala, Uganda
12 Dec 21
@snowy22315evem though at home, you have to buy at least a breakfast
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
12 Dec 21
@Belexhanns Well, I have food here I use.
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