When I announced that we were GOING LOCAL on January 1, my husband’s first comment was, “Can we afford to do that?” I assured him we could, although I was not
certain of that fact. Now, with two full months of buying local behind us, we
are both pleased.
While we may have spent more on items like saline solution,
birthday gifts, and beer/wine, we have saved in other areas. But the biggest
reason our budget looks so bright and shiny, is that there has been less
impulse buying and much less oh-that’s-such-a-good-deal-why-don’t-I-just-pick-up-six-while-I’m-here
purchases most commonly made at stores like Walmart and Giant that I no longer frequent Another area of huge savings has been the near complete halt to
internet shopping. It’s much too easy to add things to a virtual cart and press
“next,” without considering the consequences.
