OCTOBER - Buy Nothing New Month

[mcmich]

Stacelee,  jolly good idea.  It is great to be able to pick fresh veggies from the garden.  Saves a fortune and so much better for you. 

Glad I have only just read this as I have been shopping like there are no tomorrow's.  ( while Ral in hospital).  I bought a cast iron cooking pot for 1/2 price,  a couple of bread tins, several tops to wear and a visit to that interesting shop, Essential Ingredient,  where I bought several NON Essential ingredients, such as red rice and coconut sugar.   Good reason to stop. 
Thanks Goldfish,  good idea.

Arrhh - while the cat's away Chookie. Very sensible really, to shop while you're in town, it will save unnecessary trips and petrol when you are back and settled at home.
I love The Essential Ingredient - we have one in Newcastle and they have a really good cooking school.

[MEP]

I would love to be able to commit to this and so would my DH. However, to have any chance of success, I would need to have no access to the Internet, not go to work (i have impulse buys during my lunch hour) and no access to the shops.

[goldfish]

Glad I have only just read this as I have been shopping like there are no tomorrow's.  ( while Ral in hospital).  I bought a cast iron cooking pot for 1/2 price,  a couple of bread tins, several tops to wear and a visit to that interesting shop, Essential Ingredient,  where I bought several NON Essential ingredients, such as red rice and coconut sugar.   Good reason to stop. 
Thanks Goldfish,  good idea.

Chookie, for you, all these sound like very essential ingredients - and therefore quite acceptable!!!

[obbie]

I am only buying fruit, veges, milk this month...

[mcmich]

Several weeks ago I ran out of brown wrapping paper that I use to wrap and send my ebay sales off in. Brown paper isn't expensive but I was looking at the many, many rolls of Christmas wrapping paper I have due to the fact that I run out and buy it half price after Christmas, regardless of whether or not I need it (then when Christmas comes around again it doesn't match my colour scheme) so I turned it around to the plain white side and have been wrapping items for postage in that and it's worked out very well.

[cookie1]

A very sensible thing to do Mich. I buy mine at the sales too.

[obbie]

I buy mine at half price too.

I now need to go through and clean out the kids toys to give away.

[jo_nz]

Well, I'm starting to think about Xmas presents, so probably won't have a no spend month, but definitely aiming to buy nothing else, and be quite strict on the presents this year. 

Obbie, I need to do that too, but the kids suddenly find a new love for every little thing.  I have managed to get out the Thomas train set which DS says I can sell.  Will have to wait until they are back at school/kindy and do a covert mission!   

[*suzanne*]

I try to involve the kids when having a clear out but like you jo it ends up with them playing with there new favorite toy so I generally try it when they are at school )

[obbie]

Our kids are getting older, and want more tech things, so only lego for toys now.

[Cuilidh]

I haven't read this thread (too scared to do that because I have been so so so bad) - I have bought so many things this past couple of days, mainly in relation to my unexpected and unwanted trip to NZ tomorrow - that's the way I am justifying it, anyway.  Will do penance and read the whole thread when I get back home next week!

[beyondbeeton]

I'm in. I did order some birthday presents for my sister and brother in law, but I resisted and didn't order anything for myself.

[goldfish]

Marina.. I think under the circumstances, whatever you've bought would come under "essentials".... No penance needed.....

[Cuilidh]

Marina.. I think under the circumstances, whatever you've bought would come under "essentials".... No penance needed.....

Thanks, I don't feel quite so bad now.

[maddy]

I have read this thread with interest....blown it already to participate