Anyone want to do a February Shopping Fast??

The_Jen626

I've been spending like crazy again, for no reason.  I did really well with the shopping fast in October, and February is a short month (lol!) so anyone want to join me?

The only exception I'm making is I will buy a birthday outfit if I find something adorable, and I might buy some of the Jason Wu for Target stuff.  Other than that, no makeup, no new clothes or shoes, no home decor, no new books until I've read the 4-5 sitting on my bookshelf already, etc.

Mrs Acorn Blue

I'm in!!  We want to redo our kitchen in the not-too-distant future so we should be saving for that.  My spending has been out of control recently also.  

emyinpink

I'm totally in. This is going to be rough .

NSL

I need to be in too.  

The_Jen626

Sweet!!  So excited that you girls will be there with me!  I'll try to remember to make a weekly check in, how about on Sundays?

AGsWife

I need to be in, but we're going to Spain in February. I refuse to travel and not shop. Could I get a reprieve for that week?

The_Jen626

AGsWife:

I need to be in, but we're going to Spain in February. I refuse to travel and not shop. Could I get a reprieve for that week?

Yes! 

Where are you going in Spain?  My parents live just outside of Madrid

AGsWife

The_Jen626:

AGsWife:

I need to be in, but we're going to Spain in February. I refuse to travel and not shop. Could I get a reprieve for that week?

Yes! 

Where are you going in Spain?  My parents live just outside of Madrid

We're going to Barcelona and I am incredibly excited. I need a vacation like I've never needed one before, ha. 

The_Jen626

AGsWife:

The_Jen626:

AGsWife:

I need to be in, but we're going to Spain in February. I refuse to travel and not shop. Could I get a reprieve for that week?

Yes! 

Where are you going in Spain?  My parents live just outside of Madrid

We're going to Barcelona and I am incredibly excited. I need a vacation like I've never needed one before, ha. 

Have so much fun!!!

NSL

AGsWife:

The_Jen626:

AGsWife:

I need to be in, but we're going to Spain in February. I refuse to travel and not shop. Could I get a reprieve for that week?

Yes! 

Where are you going in Spain?  My parents live just outside of Madrid

We're going to Barcelona and I am incredibly excited. I need a vacation like I've never needed one before, ha. 

Enjoy Barcelona!

 Sundays work great for me to check in.  I'm definitely going to need some accountability partners to hold me back from spending all month! 

futurepivko

I am....the only things I can buy FBR are necessities...absolute necessities...and anything for my best friend's wedding I am a bridesmaid in. (Had to buy a certain dress and shoes, but we can pick out our own jewelry and I need a new RD dress).

We did our budget for February and it made me want to cry...it will prob be the hardest month $$ H and I will ever have had. Moving sucks!

 

 

Photo5kCupcakes

I'm in. I too have been spending like crazy.

Litasail

God no. I've been doing one in January and I am SO ready for it to be over!

AGsWife

The_Jen626:

AGsWife:

The_Jen626:

AGsWife:

I need to be in, but we're going to Spain in February. I refuse to travel and not shop. Could I get a reprieve for that week?

Yes! 

Where are you going in Spain?  My parents live just outside of Madrid

We're going to Barcelona and I am incredibly excited. I need a vacation like I've never needed one before, ha. 

Have so much fun!!!

Thanks! Can you suggest anything I absolutely must buy in Spain? 

AKuzReve

I'm 100% in. I've limited my shopping for this year and doing amazingly well so far. It needs to get more restricted though because I'm going to Europe in May.

The_Jen626

AGsWife:

The_Jen626:

AGsWife:

The_Jen626:

AGsWife:

I need to be in, but we're going to Spain in February. I refuse to travel and not shop. Could I get a reprieve for that week?

Yes! 

Where are you going in Spain?  My parents live just outside of Madrid

We're going to Barcelona and I am incredibly excited. I need a vacation like I've never needed one before, ha. 

Have so much fun!!!

Thanks! Can you suggest anything I absolutely must buy in Spain? 

LOL

Hmmm...well we didn't go to Barcelona, but in Madrid my favorite stores were Zara, Mango, Lefties, and H&M.  I was bummed while shopping over there, I wear a size 8 or a medium in almost everything, and I was a size 14 and x-large over there.  Literally I wore the largest size of clothing at the stores.  Depressing!! 

I always like the Hop-On Hop-Off tour bus for the first day in a new city, to kind of see how the city is laid out and what I want to go back to see the next day.  Plus I like their maps because they are in English!  LOL

Have a great time!

SA7206

AGsWife:

Thanks! Can you suggest anything I absolutely must buy in Spain? 

I have not been, but my friend and cousin both suggest shoes.  There are a lot of nice local designers.  I can only think of two off the top of my head - Salvador Sapena and Argila.

AKuzReve

AGsWife:

I need to be in, but we're going to Spain in February. I refuse to travel and not shop. Could I get a reprieve for that week?

Have fun!

I did see that you're going to an FCB game. I'm so jealous. They're my team. I'm a hardcore, Jersey touting fan. I planned my trip so I'll be able to make it to their last home game if I can find tickets! 

Glendi428

Litasail:

God no. I've been doing one in January and I am SO ready for it to be over!

HA... Ditto!!!! 

ashleym32

I'll join in.  I was actually doing pretty well for January, kind of inadvertently because there just hasn't been anything I wanted, but I bought a pricey-ish jacket and a belt this morning from yoox.  So a no shopping February will be a good thing!

TacoriLover

I'm in too!  We're getting married in Maui in Sept. so I need start saving away!

The_Jen626

Awesome you guys!!  Can someone who's on during the weekdays re-post this?  I will probably forget, lol...Let's do a check-in every Sunday and see how we're doing!

stevenrichard

I need to be too..........

AGsWife

AKuzReve:

AGsWife:

I need to be in, but we're going to Spain in February. I refuse to travel and not shop. Could I get a reprieve for that week?

Have fun!

I did see that you're going to an FCB game. I'm so jealous. They're my team. I'm a hardcore, Jersey touting fan. I planned my trip so I'll be able to make it to their last home game if I can find tickets! 

My husband is a big soccer fan in general, and when I told him I needed a vacation, I gave him a list of places I'd be happy going. He chose Barcelona strictly because of their team and the fact that they were playing a home game while we'd be there. I'm pretty excited.

We got tickets through some European version of stubhub. If you send me a PM, I will find out the name of the site and send it back to you.

MrsHark122

I am definitely going to do this! the only exception I want to make is 1 or 2 pairs of pants for work, only if J Crew comes out with a code I can use.

AKuzReve

AGsWife:

My husband is a big soccer fan in general, and when I told him I needed a vacation, I gave him a list of places I'd be happy going. He chose Barcelona strictly because of their team and the fact that they were playing a home game while we'd be there. I'm pretty excited.

We got tickets through some European version of stubhub. If you send me a PM, I will find out the name of the site and send it back to you.

PM sent! Thank you! 

EssBe

I'm fasting until April 10 (decided to start on Jan 10 so it will be three months), so I'm in.  I've been shopping way too much, and we want to sell our house this year so saving needs to be a bigger priority.

This will be for clothes and most home decor.  I had some planned purchases like replacing our towels and a new desk area for me that I'm making exceptions for.

jaredsmith1982

I just went on shopping fast buying tickets for my friends and I for an upcoming NBA rivalry game. We ended up saving about 20% on our tickets without a StubHub fan code. We spent over $600 on tickets, so I really hope it’s a good game, and we get our money's worth.