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i don't have any wise words for you today (much like every other day), but i did just read this blog post about being selective in your purchases, and it was a really great read. with the help of a friend, i've recently started a new budget because my funds are lows and my wants are high. i wasn't keeping track of my credit card swipes very much before, but now i am hyper aware of that little piece of plastic in my wallet. i already feel better about how i'm spending even though my bank account is still mincey teensie tiny. i'm going to wait for it to grow big and tall and strong like an oak tree. this will probably take a long time. oak trees don't rush things.
basically, i want to make more intentional purchases. not the filler stuff that you find at the ends of shopping aisles (although, hello target dollar section, iloveyou). i want to be able to buy a nice sweater every now and then or that pair of boots i've been eyeing. i want to try a new restaurant with friends and enjoy myself. i think being more selective with what i buy and when i buy it will help me appreciate, value, and take better care of the purchases (whatever they may be) than i have been.
go ahead and read the article! it may help you, too. (this post has a somewhat similar message).
in semi-related news, a good friend just gifted me with an anthro gift card, and i'm in hog heaven trying to figure out how i will spend it. these boots? this sweatshirt? a pretty, shiny necklace? the last time i had a gift card for anthro, it took me about six months to spend it. it shouldn't be that hard. it's freaking anthro for crying out loud.
I love this - this has been on my mind as well recently. My apartment is teensy tiny and has zero storage, so I've always tried to not buy filler stuff, but recently I feel like all this clutter has sprouted up, and it's just like, why do I have all this STUFF? All this to say, I think that being more intentional is a great idea, go, Lacey, go! Also you should def go for the necklace, it's gorgeousss.
ReplyDeleteit's amazing how fast clutter adds up. sometimes i walk into my room and everything suddenly has to GO. i go bloody murder on my closet and the trolly trollies in my room. getoutgetoutgetout! it's liberating. and then i go to tjmaxx and find a white ceramic owl vase that i must have.
DeleteThis is so perfect! I am so bad at controlling spending, especially impulse buys at the front of stores. I go shopping and when I try something on and feel 70% sure about it, I'll just buy it anyway. This leads to a closet I barely care about. My goal is to only buy things I LOVE so I'll love everything I own. My bank account will surely thank me!
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we are the same person. i try to do the 10 scale when i go shopping. from 1-10 (10 being the highest), how much do i love it? is it a 10? FRIGGIN BUY IT!! is it a 1? back on the rack it goes. it helps even though 6's and 7's sometimes sneak their way in...
DeleteI watched a movie some time ago (I can't remember the name, but it had Justin Timberlake in it) about people who had to pay in time instead of cash. Basically, for every purchase they made, a little time was taken off their lives. And it really isn't so far off if you think about it. We have to work for what we want, which is time. So imagine how our spending habits would change if life shortened instead of our bank accounts? Crazy!
ReplyDeletei know the movie but i can't think of the name either. this is an interesting concept! i would probably curb my spending to the bare minimum. you know, cupcakes, coffee wine. the essentials. also, can we talk about justin timberlake some more? thanks for stopping by!
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