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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I admire you for doing this. I read on FB a post about a year of buying no jewelry, handbags, or clothes. I'm considering that for this year. It also wipes out buying gifts for others, which I really enjoy, so I am sure I'll keep on doing that part. 
Loving your follow-up to all of this. 
[b]There is something sickening about the excess of Christmas to me[/b].  [/quote]

Hi OP and PP, good work! I am also trying something similar to the above. Also just still reeling from Christmas excess. Really, I am modeling on the Patchett article that came out a couple weeks ago: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/opinion/sunday/shopping-consumerism.html?_r=0

This part really resonated with me, the loss of time and sort of self-medicated aspect of internet shopping: 
[quote]At the end of 2016, our country had swung in the direction of gold leaf, an ecstatic celebration of unfeeling billionaire-dom that kept me up at night. I couldn’t settle down to read or write, and in my anxiety I found myself mindlessly scrolling through two particular shopping websites, numbing my fears with pictures of shoes, clothes, purses and jewelry. 
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Not shopping saves an astonishing amount of time. In October, I interviewed Tom Hanks about his collection of short stories in front of 1,700 people in a Washington theater. Previously, I would have believed that such an occasion demanded a new dress and lost two days of my life looking for one. In fact, Tom Hanks had never seen any of my dresses, nor had the people in the audience. I went to my closet, picked out something weather appropriate and stuck it in my suitcase. Done. [/quote]

So no more clothes, shoes, books (at least until I have read the many I already have lying around which should take at least 6 mos.), consumer goods, electronics, etc.  Groceries and basic CVS medicine/toiletries OK.
No more toys and knick-knacks for the kids, except for birthday/holidays.  But will buy books occasionally (after deliberation), necessary clothes, and a big exception for craft supplies (that stuff is meant to be used, and no, I am not going to attempt to DIY paint or construction paper).

But I am modifying OP's plan in a major respect and that is I'll definitely spend to save time.  In fact, I am trying to conserve time even more than save money. So I am fine with takeout, because we have several reasonably healthy options within two blocks of our house and it is indeed faster. I would not be fixing the pepper mill (I'd probably just use the pre-ground pepper we already have).  I don't feel any need to canvass the house first for dental floss (or chapstick in Patchett's example) because those are all consumables and will be eventually used even if I have extra.  I would though, as OP did, look through the cupboard to find matching lids, etc., because that obviates the need for a durable good altogether.

GL, all!
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