Sacrifices

Despite being raised Catholic, I’ve never consciously given up anything for Lent. (With the exception of the things they made me do for CCD.) Yeah, yeah, I know! Just add that to the litany of things I have to feel guilty about. We Catholics are good that way. Anyway, as I was sitting in Church yesterday, it occurred to me the perfect thing to “give up” this year. While I have to admit slightly selfish motivators, ie. new bathroom to save for, I’ve decided to put a spending freeze on buying clothes. This includes clothes, shoes, accessories and jewelry and it also includes thrift shopping. I realize this is a VERY tall order for me, but I’m going to try, dammit. I really don’t want for anything, and I think this will be a good exercise in self-control.

My spending has really gotten out of hand recently, as evidence in our Mint.com account. We just signed up last night and got a bunch of our accounts hooked up to it already. It really gives us a better picture of where our money is going each week and it’s free. Oh man, what a rude awakening! I was shocked to learn the amount we’ve already spent on fast food this year! Yikes! So it’s going to be a tough 40 days, but I’m determined to do it! Wish me luck.

Are you giving up anything for Lent?

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  1. Kris Kris says:
    March 4, 2009 at 11:57 am

    Good luck! Maybe go through your closets and see if there’s anything you’ve forgotten about or maybe something to repurpose. It’s like free clothes.

    I love Mint.com. Even though it’s kind of scary to see what’s really going on, it’s probably a good thing.

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