I have spent and spent and spent. All on things we needed, mind you. Ok, maybe we didn't need the gravity/battery operated pepper mill, or the shiatsu chair pad thingy but still.
Image by MichaelWu via FlickrThe sad thing is... it made me feel better to buy these things. Now, I am not advocating retail therapy at all. I think part of the reason it made me feel better is because I bough (for the most part) things we needed, and had been waiting to try to find used. Had I just bought a bunch of junk that we didn't really want or need, I would probably be having buyers remorse right about now, and that would definitely not make me feel better. The fact that I only spent around $400 is a sad testament to just how bad at this whole spending money to feel better thing I am.As a side note - the shiatsu pad might go back to the store. We got it home, surprised Marty with it and quickly realized that it was just another thing to have to find a place for and take care of. The $160 I spent on the stupid thing would be much better served in our bank account, I think.
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The other day my well off aunt took me out to lunch and then we went to this great country store that I love. She proceeded to buy me some Christmas gifts. When we got home she gave me all the gifts and only said they were Christmas gifts because she knew I would not take them otherwise.
You know what. I LOVED it. I was almost embarrassed to tell my husband what a great day I had out shopping and eating and having someone else take care of me and do something nice for me. I usually believe I'm above retail therapy.
When I added it up, she spent about $100. I realized that I NEVER get to really indulge myself any more. Money is tight and I feel stressed about it. $100 is really not all that much and made me feel really abundant. It was a good realization because once in a while I do have $100 to myself (and I almost always do something responsible with it) If all it takes is a $100 day once in a while to make me feed good then maybe it's money well spent.
I am so glad I am not the only one. I was embarrassed by how good it made me feel. I am supposed to be above that, you know?
Dave Ramsey always says that you need to make sure you have blow money built in to your budget, or you will get fed up and do exactly what I did. I guess maybe he knows what he is talking about? lol
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