Recently I've been working on the idea of trying to "spend out" the items I already have in my house. In other words, I have certain items that I want to use up before I buy new ones. In doing so, I hope to save some money at the start of the year. What Does It Mean to Spend Out? I got this concept from Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project. She talks about how there are both underbuyers and overbuyers, and each has their own challenges. I'm an overbuyer. I stock up. And that's okay in some Read more [...]