Consumer Fast- Day 9

I'm not buying anything new for a year. There are a few exceptions, but the goal is to buy:

-no new consumer goods for an entire year. this includes, but is not limited to the following:
-no electronics
-no new clothing
-no new shoes (this will be hard because i run up to 50 miles a week)
-no new cell phone
-no new furniture
-no miscellaneous items (tupperware, office/school supplies, hair clips, etc).
- no bottled water
-no NEW CDs, LPs, DVDs

the following items will be considered acceptable:

-health and beauty aids within reason
-food (eating at restaurants will be limited..i've been living off of canned and frozen food that
i've had for over a year..i figure that i can kill some of it off before buying grocieries)
-knitting yarn (i'm going to make, bake, or cook all gifts)

-gasoline (sounds pretty... well.. ridiculous...but i can't find a way around driving to work. i do have a hyrbid, though.

because we decided last minute not to buy anything in L.A., i'd like to add even more to my accumulated savings. when we move, i should have a considerable amount.

i've spent about $10.00 over the past week, mostly on vegetables.

this is so easy.
i even washed some of my clothes in the bathtub..like the japanese.