I’m happy to report that almost nothing here is actually tempting either, perhaps I am a little less consumerist than I once was!
Having publicly been through this journey, I’m failing to get excited about anything and haven’t made use of any of the recent or todays sales. As I’m not wanting for anything, I call this a win win.
I used a prior strategy of fighting the will to buy with the “do I really need it” whilst an object was in the basket. Once I won the emotional battle to not buy it, I immediately moved the “spare” money to a savings account. That result in £1700 last year and £279 this year. I’m now so good at it, its become un unreliable method of adding to my savings 😀
I’ve bought 3 things beyond bills and food this year, all on sale:
a) A lockdown Norco car battery charger, still in use
b) A Seiko Arnie – yes I succumbed to that
c) A Chain/Cassette combo to replace the worn ones on my road bike.