Challenge: Resisting Target’s Back to School Sales

You can–and must–resist the Target back-to-school sale. It’s July 1 as I write this. I walk into Target with one mission: dish towels. Mine are clean, but stained with god-knows-what and tons of holes but who cares because they still work, right?...

About No-Spend Summer

Summer used to be about one thing–vacation. Beaches, umbrellas, sand, and fun. Now, it’s all about Back to School shopping. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spent $82.8 billion on Back to School last year. The average family spends...