# How to Observe Buydays

Consolidate non-essential purchases to fewer days.

Adding buydays to your calendar (1) prevents
[impulse purchases](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulse_purchase), (2) reduces
[decision fatigue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_fatigue), and (3)
improves [planning/budgeting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batch_processing).

[Paydays](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/payday) naturally complement buydays.
To avoid a false sense of abundance, consider alternating payday and buyday
weeks. For example, if your employer pays you on even-numbered Fridays, you
could observe "buyday Fridays" on odd-numbered Fridays.

## Tips

- Block Amazon and other money pits via
  [parental self-controls](/parental-self-controls).
- Most purchases are impulse purchases. If you have enough savings to avoid
  urgent decision-making, do so.
- Queue items on your [/wish page](/wish-manifesto). Publishing your desires
  makes gifting less wasteful.
- Volunteer in your community on buydays. Engaging your humanity makes
  superfluous spending less attractive.