How many days could you go without spending ANY money?

[prolesunited]

No paper. No gas. No smokes. No coffee. No lunch. No vending machine. Etc.

This will exclude any use of electricity, cable, heat or things of that nature that are ongoing bills.

[Chan790]

1. well...

excluding those things and my rent, I've spent less than $100 in the month since I moved to NYC/Yonkers.

[WinkyDink]

2. Given what is in my house, maybe two weeks.

[HopeHoops]

3. I can go about a week if I stock up on milk and bread for the kids.

[tigereye]

4. ya know Proles, you are a philosopher at heart...

:hug: :thumbsup: That's a really good question. I was thinking about that the other day, and I hadn't really had to think that way probably since I got out of college. Now with kid, house, cars, tuition, and all that is supposedly needed to support same, I think it's way too easy to spend money that I don't need to spend.



We have quit eating out much since husband is on a low-salt diet and it's hard to find restaurants with those options. That seems to free up some cash.

[fizzgig]

5. i can probably go close to a week

as long as i've got a carton of smokes, plenty of food and the car is gassed up

[Initech]

6. A long time.

I pay quite a bit for gas because I'm a courier but I get reimbursed for that. Otherwise I could go for several weeks at a time with spending very little to no money.

[harmonicon]

7. depends on how much I've stocked up

anywhere from 0 days to a month, I guess. I smoke and drink coffee everyday. There have certainly been times where I've gone weeks without going out shopping for anything though.

[quakerboy]

8. A while.

Would using gift cards previously received count as spending money?

If you count out purchasing that I am required to do for work, I could probably make it a month or more. I generally only buy gas for my personal car once a month these days. I have food that would last me at least a month if it had to. Towards the end, It would involve a lot of Rice, but it could be done. Don't smoke or have any real addictions other than books. I have a full shelf of about 20 unread books, but that might just be the limiting factor. I suppose I could walk to the library if it came down to it.

Why do you ask?

[Lil Missy]

9. As long as I'm stocked up on smokes, I can go a month.

I gotta have my coffee too.

So, maybe I don't fit your OP question.

[ThomCat]

10. I now often go weeks at a time.

Of course that's because I go weeks at at time without leaving home. I only spend money when I go out, when I pay monthly bills, or when I need to make a necessary purchase.

:shrug:

The days of spending money every day are over.

[Jamastiene]

11. I buy groceries and pay bills.

Other than that, I don't leave the house anyhow. So, Other than bills and groceries, I'm not spending on a daily basis anyhow.