MyOtherLife
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This is the Official NO PURCHASE Club for MAY 2011 Have you played along with us before? Will this be your first time? Are you out of control with your clothing spending? Do you need help to keep strong? This is the place for you! Discover the powers of self-restraint you never knew you had. Join with us now, and gain strength from the sharing. PART A It's simple, you agree to buy absolutely nothing clothing related for yourself, for the entire month. You may give yourself an emergency allowance of only $100. This is strictly for emergency purposes (a sudden funeral, birthday invite, etc) Otherwise, you are to spend nothing. No emergencies? No spending! Should an emergency arise, you need not report it, but stay within the guidelines where possible. Exceptions: You may receive a clothing-related gift as long as you did not encourage or instigate spending. You may use any gift certificate or credit note only if it expires during this month. If using a credit or gift certificate, you must stay under the $100 emergency allowance beyond that. You may trade items here on B&S or elsewhere but you are not to spend. PART B Perform at least one of the three suggestions. (Kudos if you can do more than one!): 1) Do your spring cleaning. Store away the winter gear (if you haven't already done so) 2) Make repairs where needed (sewing buttons, hemming pants, polishing shoes, etc) 3) Go through your clothes. If you haven't worn it in a year or more, donate, sell or trade it. PART C Lastly, you will make this vow to yourselves: You must take one of the most coveted of your things, whether this is your favourite shoes, suit, briefcase, shirt, watch or whatever, and you are NOT to wear it or use it for this entire month. This is a willing act of self-sacrifice. You may look at it. You may touch it. You may even talk to it, but you are not to use it. The reason for this vow, is as follows: We who join this club acknowledge our sickness in over-spending. We have lost our way. We have found ourselves thrilled at only the latest purchase and forget to truly enjoy what we already have. So for this month we will deny ourselves that which we most covet, so that, at the end of this month when we may wear or use it again, we will re-live the magic and enjoyment that once was when we first bought it. Please state which item you will not use when signing up. PART D Any spending (beyond the $100 emergency allowance) must be fairly reported and confessed to. You must list your infidelities. You are not allowed to 'quit' this club once signed up, no matter how weak you get. Once signed, you must stick with it, reporting weakness along the way. At the end of the month, you can see how well or poorly you did. Use this thread for strength. If you feel weak, post the desire. We are here to help one another. The cut-off date for joining will be midnight Thursday May 04, 2011 I would like to once again encourage everyone to give this challenge a try. Those of you who are not yet members of Styleforum are encouraged to join with us! Play officially or play the home game, but lets give this our best try. Ready to suffer and strengthen?
Sign-up begins now... I'll start.. I'll select not one but two items that I won't use for this month, both bought last year: -Allen Edmonds Bel Air in burnished walnut calf (still new in box) -Allen Edmonds Mora in dark brown calf (still new in box)
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