I shopped again. Much like the Sigg fiasco, I went to put a diaper on Chico yesterday morning and realized we had lost another Snappi. This is an emergency. Should we lose the last one, half of our diapers are out of commission. And so my hand was forced. Also like the Sigg fiasco, there were other things I needed from the same place, and I am an absolute stickler about getting everything at the same time so…
Swim diapers, diaper covers, and fleece to try at night. Because I have tried not to complain about it, but Chico suddenly wakes up soaked through every morning and I can’t deal with washing sheets daily. I’m still going to get my sewing machine fixed to make fleece covers, so this way I have one to check out before making that attempt.
The Buy Nothing challenge has made me reassess a lot of the areas of consumption in which I do poorly. I have not made a single impulse purchase since the challenge started. I have been able to get out of the house without going shopping (this seems easy but I live within walking distance of, well, basically a mall. The purchases I’ve made help me avoid purchasing less environmentally friendly goods. In other words, I consider them little sins. I can do better, though. And more importantly, I want to do better. On the other hand, even without using the discount matrix for the Riot (50% for Riot expenses and 10% for used goods) my spending for this month is 79% less than last month. That is pretty huge. Needs to be better, but still a marked improvement. In the next week, I hope to go entirely without another purchase so that it ends on a high note!
