No-Buy 2024 - My fifth year | Rules, tracking & plans for the year!

No-Buy 2024 - My fifth year | Rules, tracking & plans for the year! For the fifth year in a row, I'm embarking on a no-buy! In my first year (2020), my rules were VERY strict with the goal of saving money, this was a very successful year for me and encouraged me to keep going for a second year. In my second year, I focused on reducing the number of items in my home. This came from buying less PHYSICAL items during my no-buy and starting to save money for experiences instead. I also completed a challenge to declutter 2021 items in 2021 in order to overall significantly reduce the number of items in my home. In 2022, my third year, I tried a cashless envelope system. This one wasn't the best as it was unnecessary for me to use such a hands-on physical system. It felt like a bit of a fad to 'try a different strategy' and like I'd forgotten about my main purpose for doing the no-buy. I was also feeling very restricted after 2 full years of rules and sticking to my limitations. In 2023, after a lot going on in my personal life, I was late to start my no-buy and began in March. It was the first time I'd looked at doing a low-buy. I used a traffic light system of GREEN (free to spend in - such as bills and essentials), AMBER (low-buy areas) and RED (no-buy areas). I really enjoyed this system and found it to be mostly successful. Now it's my fifth time going for it and I've learned a lot from all of the others. The theme of this year's no-buy is to be adaptive. To keep the restrictions relevant to tackle any bad spending habits as they arise to teach myself life-long positive spending habits. Thank you for watching! Remember to like and subscribe! 💚 Shop the 2024: My year of greatness! journal https://amzn.to/49Vfeyq 💚 Follow me on Instagram and TikTok: @charlotterebecca_g 💚 *My Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3S12iQR 💚 Support my channel: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/charlotterebecca_g 💚 Get 20% off Natural Cycles: https://www.naturalcycles.com/refer-a-friend?name=Q2hhcmxvdHRl&code=referralid20&referral=5l2l1rhfx1ouli6s (Please note, this is a referral and I will earn a gift card if you use my link, you will get 20% off and a free thermometer!) 💚*Shop ethical and sustainable bags and accessories! omybagamsterdam.com/?aff=110 💚 *Booking.com: https://www.booking.com/index.html?aid=8057750 💚*Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/charlottesminimalismjourney 💚*Amazon Prime (free trial MAY apply): https://amzn.to/3qErmlS 💚 *Audible (free trial MAY apply): https://amzn.to/3YOEi5f *links marked with "*" are affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission from qualifying purchases; this does not effect the cost or buying process for you, but is very helpful in supporting my channel - thank you! 🙂