I quietly set the goal of spending no money for a week and almost managed to do it. There’s nearly enough food in the house that if I’m clever I don’t need to supplement much to make a week’s worth of meals. Even though we ended up making a few grocery runs, we avoided eating out so I’m still calling it a success.

Heading into 2024 I’m wondering how long I can extend the concept. A no-buy month? A no-buy year? I don’t think I could get much beyond a month without needing a proper grocery run, but how many other things could I get by without buying?

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2024W50 Week in Review

Resisting the urge to wait until I know exactly what I want to say before saying anything.

Spent the day on the couch playing Dave the Diver which I did not like at first, but which I think gets better, and watching Christmas movies. It’s a rare treat to get to spend a weekend day doing basically nothing, by which I mean doing only what sounds nice in a relaxing manner.

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Getting ready for next weekend’s retreat by printing off every blog post even tangentially related to the problems I’m hoping to solve so that I have resources I can read and reference without being tempted to get back online.