For the next 90-days we are experimenting with living simply. Our purpose for this experiment is not “to save money” but we are certain that saving money will be a positive result from the experiment. We are also certain that we will end up with more free time, which means we will have time to read the many books on our shelves, listen for God’s voice, grow together as a couple, and so much more. We know that it’s going to be hard – it’s not easy to go against the grain of society. But we know, that no matter how hard it is, at the end of the 90-days, we will be glad we did it. We hope that at the end of 90-days our lives are so much more fulfilled that we continue the simplicity project for 90 more days, and then again, and again, and again.
In order to help us with living simply, we:
- Will cancel our cable – TV has become one of the things that we obsess over and we have become slaves to certain shows. To be freed from this captivity, we will cancel cable so it is not even an option or temptation.
- Won’t buy any electronics – no computer accessories, no movies on DVD/blu-ray, no music downloads, no video games – if it uses some sort of electronic device to use it, we won’t buy it.
- Won’t buy any “junk food” – no cookies, ice cream, cakes, brownies, bagels, cinnamon rolls, cinnamon bread, frozen pizza, candies, popsicles, chips – if we want delicious snacks like these, we’ll make them at home – from scratch.
- Won’t buy any clothes or shoes unless we have a special occasion coming up that requires it (i.e. wedding).
- Will only go out to eat once a month – this includes ordering “to-go” food.
- Will only have 1 bottle of wine a week and only 1 bottle a month that isn’t “3 buck chuck”.
- Won’t make any coffee shop purchases (i.e. Starbucks, Caribou, etc.)
- Will limit our book purchases to 2 books/month – one for each of us.
We invite you to join us on our journey. We will write daily about our journey and share with you our joys and frustrations. We invite you to pray for us as we embark on this journey and to consider how you might join the Simplicity Project.
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