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So last month, we told you that we were embarking on our first no-spend month. Now that the month is over, we thought it would be time to update you on how it went.

Well, October threw a couple of curve balls at us.

1. Amazon Prime announced days after we published our no-spend month plan, that they were going to have Amazon Prime day. Smack. Dab. In. The. Middle. Of. The. Month. But I am proud to announce that we only purchased 1 thing – a mattress topper. Yes, we are boring. We got a great deal and used a gift card for half of it. I spent less than $30 and our sleep is much improved.

2. Coronavirus Pandemic is still going on, and I am watching statistics (Johns Hopkins data) and I don’t exactly like where things are heading. No, this is not necessarily a curve ball because we knew we were in a pandemic, but I got spooked and felt the need to restock the pantry now instead of later. So, I did buy some items that we will need in the coming months. I don’t want to be caught with an empty pantry, or unable to find items I need if things get bad again and we need to limit our already limited grocery shopping trips.

Despite those curve balls, I still managed to keep our grocery spending to $210 for the entire month. That includes Adelaide’s birthday cake, and additional pantry stock up supplies. We didn’t eat out, we didn’t go shopping (except the mattress topper I mentioned above), and we didn’t spend anything for entertainment.