30 Mar, 2010
Posted by andrea tomkins in: Shopping Embargo
I am collecting my thoughts and will be adding my final update to my original 2010 Embargo post later today. Was it a success? How has it altered our shopping habits? How does the new puppy factor into all of this? What’s next?
Thank you to those who followed along!
1 | lacoop
Although we can’t say we stopped buying, the ’embargo’ helped us to think about what we bought. And that was a good thing, cause spending our money is one of the last democratic actions we can exercise…we spend where we would like to see things go.
3 | LO
The embargo helped me a lot! And as a well established shopper, this was no small feat and I must say, I now look at shopping consumption in a whole new light:)
4 | Urban Girl
Oh this is interesting – will have to read your archived posts on this. How do you get to your final update for the Embargo – did you post it in April 2010?
October 14th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Great posts on the embargo and great questions to ask yourself before purchase. I also like your strategies to curtail spending. I read your wrap up and it’s interesting to read about how it gets easier with each year. I find my bad habit is surfing online and getting caught up by pretty things on etsy and the like. Esp. if it’s a small purchase – $20 or $30. I have a hard time thinking twice. But then little splurges add up at the end of the month. Definitely need to work on this!
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