- Haircuts every 4 weeks – I am only paying for one every 8 weeks and I won’t go unless I have a discount coupon and can get my 8th haircut free. I use Great Clips.
- For those who are new here, I don’t color my hair. I let it grow out to it’s natural white and I am embracing it.
- Books – I am rereading all the ones we have here in the house. I also save gasoline and time by borrowing digital books through my library.
- No home goods or kitchen gadgets. We have plenty. Actually too much and I will be weeding them out. The exception is if something breaks like a vacuum cleaner or an appliance. Then I would replace them if need be.
- No facial lotions. Soap and water works extremely well.
- No lottery tickets- even when the pot gets big. My chances of winning are slim to none.
- We will not be going to a movie theater. There is plenty to watch through apps.We have just one paid app. It is much cheaper than buying tickets. We also can make our own air popped popcorn.
- I was looking at buying whiteboard contact paper to put on the chest freezer to write my inventory. It seems to be the latest trend. However, my method of keeping and updating in a $ .25 notebook works just fine. I keep it on top of the freezer to mark off anything I use up or put in it. So no spending on the contact paper for me.
- I will not be purchasing paper towels when my one package is gone. I have plenty of rags and microfiber cloths to use and wash. I save my bacon grease to cook with. Then scrape the last bits in the frypan into a saved jar to dispose of when it is full.
- I will not be buying any toilet paper this year. We have plenty and don’t use much because we have a bidet.
- No junk food except tortilla chips which we use for taco bowls, taco salads, and nachos, etc. or potato chips to use at a meal or to crush for a casserole topping.
- No baked goods-They will all be made at home.
- A particular drug that the doctor prescribes for me. He gives me samples once in a while so I have well over a year’s worth now.
- No organizing items – I have more than plenty.
- No store bought cleaners except soaps. I have plenty to last me for the year. When I run out I will make all of my own. I already make some of them.
- No bags to scoop cat litter into. I have plenty for this year. I saved the plastic bags from groceries before our Governor banned them. I have a huge carton full of them. If by chance, I run out of those, I have been saving Walmart and Amazon envelopes to use.
- No accessories for my outfits. I have plenty of purses, wallets, jewelry, etc. I dress simply.
- No more toys for Eloise. I just replaced her tweety bird because the battery would not hold a charge anymore and also got her a similar duck because she loves them. But if these batteries don’t last longer than 4 months, I am not doing it again. She has so many toys that I am tripping over them. I am putting most of them in a box and will just pull out a few at a time for her to play with.
- No ziploc bags or food saver bags. I have more than plenty to use up.
- Bottled water – I now have put up enough water from my tap for an emergency.
- Plastic containers to keep food in. I threw it all out last year and replaced it with glass containers and mason jars. Plastic leaches into your food.
- Seasonal Decor – I have cleaned out most of it and donated it. We kept our tree and lights and decorations for it, mangers, and wreaths and candles for our windows. That is it and there will be no more.
- Greeting cards – We have plenty and when we run out we have plenty of blank cards and envelopes.
- No new candles- Use up what I have.
- No paid entertainment beside cable and one app that I pay for.
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