Road to Minimalism

Feb 2022 so red crosses are jan orange are feb   

No buy nooooooo  this month I slipped up 3 times! (it was 4 but I sent the item back 😂id bought a jacket)  what I bought was junk food drinks, chips and chocolate from the corner shop did I need it? nope  I did go out quite a bit this month and spend a fair bit. but i'm not including days out / experiences I can buy tickets and eat out with friends but a fail is when I just buy junk   

So I took a bit of and inventory at the beginning of 2022 and created this graphic (yes it did take me all morning)  I have crossed off what I used up in January in red. i'm very happy, I managed to stick to my no buy in this area as you can clearly see I don't need anything but I did manage to avoid the temptation of the January sales. and here all the products I used up (some samples and bits that I didn't include in the other graphic for the year.) And here's the make up. I really want to see how long some products last me. I'm not looking to try and use any of these up as I use them daily so the longer they last me the better.   

  No buy year / No buy month So 2022 the year I was hyped up to do a no buy year. But half way through month one I found myself wishing my life away. I found the prospect so daunting.  So let’s take each month as it comes.  Im starting this year with a no buy MONTH. I had already failed in 2021 but I have learnt that I set my rules far too high. I made it that buying someone a birthday gift was a red day, a fail. So if I had failed that day my head said why not buy more, all the stuff I had saved up in my amazon wish list for example. (Reflecting on the things I did buy last year non of it was essential) So my rules regarding my weakness areas this year are No clothes unless I’m on my last of that essential item No toiletries/make up  unless I’m on my last of that essential item No non essential food no corner shop trips on my lunch break for snacks But I am going to allow myself days out / meals with friends. Social events. This is my year of using ...

 If I'm going to do a no/low buy I don't need Amazon Prime.... yes you heard me. So i have taken the plunge and cancelled my account. saving me £7.99 a month will I go back... probably but I will maybe do it a month at a time if i'm off work and want to watch some films or something. But if you are buying here's my affiliate 😂 https://amzn.to/3JgTiAI

 What i wore in October So again with the attempt to prove to myself i don't need to buy clothes i spent £82 on exactly that.  But here I'm going to justify... 2 pairs of black jeans - for work (ripped another pair they don't last me long) underwear... and i got a pair of boots re-heeled- which i though was a better option to buying a new pair.

 Ok so after looking at my clothes at the beginning of the year I told myself I didn't need any more clothes. but still looking at my finances 9 months in I can see I still couldn't stop myself buying. so to hold myself accountable for future purchased i'm going to see if I can justify / explain my reasoning for buying. so in January pay day came I just changed jobs and though yes I need some jumpers for work. I have worn the teal one a total of 3 times, the grey is still in the plastic. I didn't like it at all the knit was stretchy and you can't roll your sleeves up. I ended up giving them both to my cousin. still in January we had some pretty rubbish wether so I got some dr marten boots I ordered the wrong size due to covid restrictions as you couldn't go and try them on so ended up selling on and buying the correct size.  happy with this purchase still wear them a lot I know they're pricey. looking at my style book app I have worn them 47 times since purc...

Year update here are my empties so far this year (2021) I am also tracking how long a product roughly lasts me so I know how much there costing me a year.  im not sure if im surprised by the amount here or not some things I have used up because I had them but others I buy on a regular basis and would buy again.

  June Empties So I set myself a goal that I forgot about which was 3 samples and a body lotion, well I managed two samples and a body lotion. so not bad considering I had forgotten all about it. this month I decide to make myself a spread sheet of the different categories of items I have and once I start my last of each category only then can I buy more.