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Typically people do no-spend weeks either to give a little kick in the pants to some monetary goal, or to raise their awareness of their spending.

Me, I’m tempted to do a no-spend week just because I’m tired of entering receipts all the time!

Seriously, I want a break from the paperwork.

It seems like everyday I’ve got several receipts to enter, which is just ridiculous. What I am doing making all these little purchases?

My desk starts out clean in the morning, and ends the day with a pile of papers to deal with. (Maybe I ought to also consider doing a no-getting-the-mail week if I want to accomplish this goal.)

My husband suggested just paying cash for everything, but that would be even worse, because then I’d also have to remember (or write down) what I bought. (I just can’t bear the thought of not tracking my spending, regardless of how I pay.)

Oh well, life’s rough :)

I think maybe I’ll start reminding myself as I enter each receipt about how lucky I am to have money to spend.

Or maybe asking myself “Do I really want to enter this receipt later?” before I buy something might be a good way to inadvertently cut down on my spending.