Trying to go "No Spend"

[Marley&Me]

Good luck Astrid. I could have written your post myself! (minus the kids lol)

Can you do your grocery shopping at a Safeway or Coles that is not in a shopping centre? I avoid shopping centres like the plague because I either spend too much or just get sad looking at all the things I can't afford.

sloane, It would be better to look at you situation as 'not going backward' because you are right, there probably isn't an opportunity to reduce debt with one income. That way you won't set yourself up for disapointment. Heck, it's hard enough with two incomes! That way whatever you do actually save will be a bonus because you didn't expect it. The hardest part of a budget is having to pay for unplanned expenses, because they set you back and make you feel defeated.
Oh and I can't speak for everyone else, but after a while of not buying anything new/nice I start to feel crap