Consumption Diary #10
A key part of this challenge is to record a weekly consumption diary. This will both hold me accountable to readers of this blog, and will allow me to think about my consumption habits.
As a reminder:
Exempt items are those classes of goods that I am allowed to purchase new, such as food and cleaning supplies.
Watched items are items that I am allowed to purchase, but that I would like to cut back on. Examples include travel and certain productivity softwares. I will also always include a justification for these items.
Restricted items are items I am not allowed to buy new.
Finally, I will also record the goods I have sold or donated.
Physical EXEMPT Items Purchased
$4, seltzer and a cookie.
$2.5, seltzer and a cookie.
$35, groceries.
$5, coffee and split peas from the swap meet.
$33, some grooming supplies.
Digital EXEMPT Items Purchased
Physical WATCHED Items Purchased
Digital WATCHED Items Purchased
$18, some video games for friends. I am supposed to restrict my purchases of digital goods, a restriction that exists to prevent me from wasting money on things I do not need. But, since this restriction does not have an environmental bent, I think it is okay for me to relax that rule for friends. I am not doing environmental damage when buying a Steam key, even if I should reduce such expenditure for myself as a means of promoting frugality.
RESTRICTED Items Purchased
Items Sold or Donated.