Last year I made the choice to stop purchasing new clothes, and this year I have chosen not to purchase any clothes at all. So far, so good. In fact, I don’t even miss the endless, mindless shopping and I’ve decided to put my saved cash toward something fun, my first vacation in 5 years. My husband and I chose to head out to Park City, Utah for some pretty intense snowboarding. We traveled with friends to keep the expense down, but really enjoyed ourselves and I’m so glad that I had the opportunity to go. My three lifestyle changes that I have implemented have made the trip possible. No smoking, means that I could still breathe and be active at 11,000+ feet, getting up early and working out prepared me for four straight days of hardcore riding, and the money that I didn’t spend on clothes helped to fund the trip. I finally feel unencumbered, rather than just sacrificing by participating.
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Good for you! The snow out west (Seattle) is really bad this year so I am not sure we will get up there. But I am spending the money I am saving at the gym and doing fun active stuff. It is so much more fun than buying clothes. Next year I am hoping that we can take a week off and ski at Whistler!
Now that is some happiness
– to actually give something to yourself that you shall remember for a looooong time…and yes, new clothes are lovely and I like them too, but we don’t (well, not most of us at least) look back on our previous years and think of the lovely coats or dresses or jackets we bought – but of the places we’ve been to, the fun we had, and who we had it with 
Bravo! A trip well deserved!
so inspiring