February is a Zero?

Whoo.  After contemplating the personal financial meltdown that was January, I thought it might be a fun (and pscyhologically uplifting) challenge to not spend anything in February.

I’m going to call the Electric Company right now and tell them my plans.

Ha. Ha.

Well, of course I mean other than utilities, gas, twinkies, and personal finance books.  The essentials.

People have written books about doing this, but they go whole hog and do it for a YEAR! Now that’s what I call guts!

I’m not sure I can do it though, because I’m not the only one in this financial equation.  The Y demands a steak dinner every Friday from Saltgrass Steakhouse.  That’s not exactly a financial necessity in my book (but maybe it’s a relationship necessity since I don’t allow beef to darken my door.  He loves the cow meat).

Plus, what I’m not telling you is that February is a birthdayless month.  So that right there makes it easy to put the no-spend training wheels on the month.

I think it would be fun to try.  After all, there are only 28 days in February (unless 2009 is a leap year?).  The other problem is Valentine’s Day.  It must be observed with a hideously expensive dinner and overpriced flowers.  Anything less would be unAmerican.  Hmm. I need to think up some good, clean, cheap Valentine day fun.  Would make for a good post if nothing else.

Well, I think I’ll give it a whirl. The Y would never go for it, so maybe I’ll just pretend I’ve come down with mono.

PrePublication Update: Actually the Y surprised me no end when he expressed, independently, that he would go for it.  I actually wrote this a few days ago.  We have just about run through our second cord of firewood, and it will be $175.00 for a stock-up visit from Mr. Firewood.  He asked me if he should make the call, and since it’s in the budget, I said “go ahead”.  Then he said, “Well, it’s already February.  I think we can do without it.  Let’s make do with what we have.”  He said it again when I was making up a grocery list. And on date night, he willingly ate at a much less expensive restaraunt then his favorite steakhouse (we’re talking a $20 difference).  So while it hasn’t been a no-spendy month, even in these early days, it has certainly been a much-less spendy month than I anticipated.  Wow! Get out the feather, folks, and commence the knock down!