Maybe it's the Enneagram 7 in me but I love a challenge at the beginning of a new year. Over the years I've done a few budgeting/shopping challenges. For instance in college I went a year with only buying second hand clothing, and when my kids were babies I did a 6 month no shopping challenge.

For some reason I'm more motivated about our spending and budgeting this year. Probably because I have a dozen trips on my mind and I can't travel AND shop to my heart's desire. So here we go....24 ITEMS IN 2024! 

THE CHALLENGE

Only purchase 24 clothing items in 2024. This will include items such as shoes, tops, jeans, swimsuits, purses, etc. I'm not including skincare or makeup in the challenge...girl can't quit Botox 😉. I'm also not including purchasing accessories like sunglasses, hats, jewelry in the challenge. By focusing on a small amount of items it will force me to be more intentional with every purchase. You put me in a mall and my credit card is not safe. The easiest way for me to successfully complete the challenge is by limiting my visits to Target, malls and TJ Maxx. I have also started unsubscribing to every retailer so I'm not constantly bombarded with emails to buy buy buy. 

With this challenge I plan on spending similar amounts as to what I've spent in the past and not going wild like spending $500 on a dress or pair of jeans. Although with inflation it feels like anything of quality is over $150. In my mind I see this as purchasing 2 items per month, however I know I'm going to want to purchase more than 2 items so I'll need to allot more items for May vs. another month.