September means back to school and a renewal for many to turn the page. With that in mind, I thought September would be a good month for finances to be re-worked so to speak.
Quick Backstory: Because of the kind of health insurance we have, it didn’t cover all of my needs as well as the baby’s when I was pregnant. In addition, there were extra tests I needed during my pregnancy and more doctor’s appointments than usual and so we are still paying on medical bills from last year. Add to that, my husband had an emergency room visit during that time last year due to an allergic reaction he developed from taking a doctor-prescribed medication. ER visits are a cost onto themselves.
Suffice to say, we have all these 2017 medical bills that we are still paying for and we would like to make more headway with these. So a few weeks ago, I brought up the idea of a “No Spend September” to my husband and he was on board!
Basically, we are only spending money on “needs”, not “wants”.
We are spending money on:
- Rent
- Utilities
- Insurance (car, health, etc…)
- Phone
- Internet
- Groceries
- Other bills not listed above
We are not spending money on:
- Eating out
- Random purchases
- Anything else that is not a need
Any money saved this month, will be directed towards these medical bills.
Anybody else doing a “No-Spend September”? 🙂
