Simple Living Series: Financial Independence and Simple Living

Hi everyone, I decided to pen a short post during my office lunch time today. 4 days into 2018 and I have been sick with a cold for the past 4 days. What a way to start the year huh? Anyway it has made me realise just how human I am. So instead of grandiose plans and resolutions I thought about what I did back in 2015 when I decided on 3 things for the foreseeable future:-

1. Go on a clothes buying ban
2. De-clutter our home
3. Track our family expenditure every month

Honestly looking back in 2016 and 2017 I only managed No. 1 for 13 months and then broke my ban spectacularly in the the beginning of 2017! For No.2 I must say that we managed that somewhat 60% but when I look back things seem to have accumulated again all over the house. And as for No.3 I did it for about 6 months and then stopped because it took a lot of effort just because we were spending money here and there. However, I must say that the experience was totally eye opening and not to mention extremely rewarding! I will share in another post just exactly how rewarding it was for me and how it started me off on my love affair with bitcoin and crypto in general.

So this is what I am going to do for 2018:-

1. Clothes buying ban for me
2. De-clutter (notice I didn't say our home because it is going to apply to everything else so this needs further planning)
3. Invest more in cyptocurrency with saved money
4. Read 1 book a month

I do work full time in a corporate setting and believe in being well groomed and presentable. I also have a few cupboards that are full to brim with dresses and other stuff that I hardly wear. So this will give me an opportunity to drag them out of their dusty depths and let them see the light of day. Online shopping unfortunately has only made it easier for me to buy clothes!! Arrgh! A few clicks of a button and voila a package arrives the next day with my purchase. Maybe I should start a dress exchange group with a few friends just thinking aloud...?? Or would anyone else be interested to go on this challenge of going on a clothes buying ban with me?

The last of my online shopping!

I am retracing these steps again this year because I do feel strongly about being able to live a more simple life. We already have so much going on without the additional strain of keeping up with the latest dressing & shopping trends, the credit card debts (Thank God I don't have any of that, all because of my clothes buying ban in 2016!) and the lack of space literally because of all the things that we have accumulated! Not to mention the mental stress of clutter. It distracts and makes me anxious on top of that the feelings of guilt and embarrassment of having things everywhere.

Office Clutter to Clear!

I am determined to spend time and money only on the things that are important to me and contribute to my goals.

Would you like to go on this journey to challenge yourself to simplify and move towards financial independence with me?