We Tried a No Spend Challenge. Here's How it Went
Frugal Friends Podcast
Jen Smith & Jill Sirianni | Backyard Ventures
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
We caved in and did it ourselves. We decided to stop spending money for one month and it unexpectedly brought up stuff we didn’t expect. Today we’re breaking down where we nailed it, where we failed it, and what we’re taking away from it in hopes of helping you with your next no spend challenge.
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| 0:29.8 | We tried a no spend challenge. Here's how it went. |
| 0:45.6 | Welcome to the Frugal Friends podcast, where you'll learn to save money, embrace simplicity, and live a rich of life. |
| 0:49.4 | Here are your host, Jen and Jill. |
| 1:11.1 | Welcome, Frugal Friends. I'm Jen. I'm Jill. And we decided to stop spending money for one whole month, except like on our bills and stuff like we had to pay to live. No extras, just no spend January. And we are going to talk about it today. |
| 1:13.0 | We talk about intentional spending for a living. |
| 1:17.5 | It is what we do here on the Fugle Friends podcast. |
| 1:19.5 | But doing a no spend challenge this strictly did bring up a lot of stuff that we didn't |
| 1:25.1 | totally expect. |
| 1:26.8 | And today we're going to break down where we nailed it, where we failed it, and what we are |
| 1:32.5 | taking away from this challenge in hopes that it helps you. |
| 1:36.6 | Yes, but first, I have frugal friends merch that I am decluttering from my office, including |
| 1:43.3 | this mug that says frugal A.F. Frugal and fun. |
| 1:50.7 | Frugal as I feel. Frugal and family. |
| 1:55.9 | Frugal and philumptuous. |
| 2:07.8 | Whatever you want to say it is, I'm giving them away for free because they are cluttering my house. |
| 2:12.9 | And I'm going to give them away five per month through May. |
| 2:23.1 | So all you have to do to win one is go to frugal friendspodcast.com slash mug. That's Mug. And you have to be subscribed to the YouTube channel. So you're going to give us your YouTube username. If you don't |
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