Hello there, strangers. I know, I know. I have been AFK for a bit now dealing with some personal family stuff. And I have not updated on our attempt to have a 2nd successful no spend month.

It will probably not surprise you that is was a fair sized flop.

We did adopt a few good practices, like skipping treats like Starbucks and the movies unless we had gift cards to use from presents past. We batch cooked and ate at home for the most part. We signed up for our church's monthly family night/potluck dinner. But we had lots of unexpected costs that popped up, including but not limited to a host of visits to several doctors. Sigh.

Here's to next time!

And here's to Amy from over at Mom Advice, who is planning to do this in February--may she fare better than our family did this time around.