No Purchases-30D – The End
So, here we are, at the end of our zen-like, enlightening journey to a state of no purchasing. Now, I that I have no need of money, I can devote myself to other things like world peace, etc.
Yeah, right.
This one is going in the failure bucket. I know, you want me to be like every other self help book out there that tells the story of some rich ass dot com person who gave it all up and moved to a farm to grow their own food. Well, good for them. For the rest of us, it isn’t really possible. My first problem was the wasps, and once I spent some money, it went downhill quickly.
The one great thing I learned is waiting a while after wanting to purchase something will get rid of about 75% of the stuff. I realized after a few days that I just didn’t need said item like I thought I did. Or, I fixed something that broke. Crazy, I know. But that is what this blog is all about. Booyah.
Mitch Said,
April 25, 2009 @ 9:48 pm
This is inspiring, I might give it a try. I’ve been pissed off with myself lately for buying on average 1 CD and 1 book every week that I could go without. Everyone is trying to save for something like a house or car or education so an exercise like this should be very beneficial, even if it only helps to give me a better perspective.