Optimal Finance Daily · Monday, August 31, 2026
Philip Taylor reflects on his 'no-spend' week, noting that it wasn't as difficult as anticipated, particularly regarding groceries due to existing pantry supplies. He found that making extra money was feasible through selling items, and he suggests this practice should be done monthly to maintain spending awareness.
“It wasn't that hard to eat more meals from home, thanks to Mrs. PT creating some excellent meal choices for us throughout the week.”
“Making extra money to spend wasn't that difficult. While there might not always be things to return on hand, there seems to always be something lying around that we could sell on Craigslist. We have a bunch of clutter.”
“This is something we should do at least once a month. We truly could stand to do this sort of thing more often. Recently, we've gotten lazy with our spending and we haven't always made the conscious choice with our end goals in mind.”