January is almost done and it didn’t do you in, so on to February. A different dry and for many, a much harder one- not buying. Not going cold turkey, but a selective spending moratorium where you do the selecting.
If you’re still with me, here’s the plan. Pick the one area of spending that you’d most like to rein in. Clothes, tall lattes, books, decorative doodads, fast food, gadgets… you know your Achilles’ heel. Most of us have lots of heels, but for now, pick one. And for the next twenty-eight days, go dry. I promise you won’t go naked, hungry, ill-informed or bored. Remember you’re already flush with whatever it is you’ve decided not to buy.
Tomorrow is Day One. You’ve got enough time to decide where you’re going dry and not a lot of time to cheat by front loading purchases today. The letter of the law and the spirit of the law both want respect.
Take heart. You’re stronger than you think. It’s not a total drought and it is a short month. Keep me posted. I’ll do the same.
Aside: I was trying to decide if Achilles needed an apostrophe. The grammarian in my computer didn’t scold me for not using one, but it didn’t look right. This is one of those things that apparently can go either way- no right or wrong which seems more wrong than right.