tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post1480265839575358290..comments2024-01-27T11:40:35.680+00:00Comments on Bean Sprouts: Buy Nothing Day 2009Melanie Rimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-22680066939282349632009-11-14T10:29:20.016+00:002009-11-14T10:29:20.016+00:00I fail miserably on this 'Buy Nothing Day'...I fail miserably on this 'Buy Nothing Day' idea but am reasonable good with credit cards. On a recent trip to the UK found a letter from my bank saying that as I had not used my card for over five years they were going to take it off me unless used. Now, as I do like it in my pocket 'just-in-case', I took my young grandaughter, Ellie, and her mum, off to the Trafford Centre in Manchester and kicked a big hole in the card. Ellie loved it, and I'm sure her Mum was a bit tickled too. But that's it for another five years I hope.Bill of Ballaughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-50546697360712922142009-11-11T15:43:08.257+00:002009-11-11T15:43:08.257+00:00I often have days when I spend no money, partly be...I often have days when I spend no money, partly because I don't have that much to spend and partly because I hate shopping and avoid it whenever possible.<br />But. I have a season ticket to the swimming pool, I love the bookshelves in charity shops, and Pound shops are financially lethal.<br /><br />I like the idea of a national (or is it international?) day of not spending, and I love the idea of cutting up credit cards. If we all used debit cards instead, we'd all be so much better off. I shall give that one some serious consideration.<br /><br />Thanks, Mel.<br /><br />FranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-45276133333521135242009-11-11T07:30:58.548+00:002009-11-11T07:30:58.548+00:00I love the idea of But Noting Days being a permena...I love the idea of But Noting Days being a permenant idea. I saved a fortune last year using weekly menus and shopping lists, to cut down on waste and impule buying, and it kept me out of the shops for the other 6 days. I turned it into a game, taking flasks of water & packed lunches on daytrips with the kids, and grinning when I saw the prices in the cafes we passed.<br />I also make a point of buying most books in the used section of Amazon, instead of new. But I should use my library more. Maybe I'll set a target of 100 books from the library and see how long it takes me to reach it.Yellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975849028363084985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-82957965778814394562009-11-10T14:07:07.373+00:002009-11-10T14:07:07.373+00:00Ha!!! I love the conga line idea, Melanie! I think...Ha!!! I love the conga line idea, Melanie! I think my New Year's resolution for 2010 will be to see how many "buy nothing days" I can rack up! (Not as easy as it seems when we have so many kinds of animals. Seems like one or another is always running out of something!)our friend Benhttp://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com