I have been shopping with my heart and not my head. Please hang me up as an example of shame and what not to do. I have tried to keep it in check, but I let my desires run away with my checkbook. I canceled the stupid overdraft protection at the end of last year, then they charged me a yearly fee and instead of calling and saying "Hey, I cancelled this!!" I talked myself into keeping it active, in which case I decided to test it and it worked and so now..... shoes for DD2 (yes, she needed them, but could have waited), dinner for us, a new shirt for me to wear to work..... All kinds of my "emergencies" have come up. I know the tax return is coming and have let the devil on my shoulder talk myself into saying its okay to pay it back then, but that money is earmarked for other things and I should be an adult and NOT be doing this kind of stuff.
So, there you have it. My ugly full confession of guilt. What to do with it? Well to start, I am going for a no spend WEEK. I bought gas already, we have food, so unless the girls come up with some kind of school emergency, I should be okay. I will have to pay a couple of bills, but these are budgeted for and I will not count those.
(Hanging head), "I've been an emotional shopper."
February 4th, 2007 at 07:59 pm
February 4th, 2007 at 08:17 pm 1170620277
Can you bring anything you bought back? A few no spend weeks (err.. no unplanned spending weeks) and some eating out of the pantry should help bring you back into control.
February 4th, 2007 at 08:32 pm 1170621136
i started to curb it by walking around the store and putting everything i liked in my buggy, and then making myself stand in the middle of the aisle and decide on 5 things. then i'd have to go back around the store and put everything back where it came from.... embarrassing and annoying, but it worked. now i walk around the store with almost nothing in my cart, and go back to pick up the things i actually need once i've made my way through
February 4th, 2007 at 08:55 pm 1170622547
February 4th, 2007 at 09:09 pm 1170623361
Yummy... you are right, I really should have no spend weekS, instead of week. Baby steps, right? :-)
Tina... What a FABULOUS IDEA! Load her up and then unload her! And to have to actually put it back and not dump it somewhere or dump it at the checkout, I think holds you more accountable. Great!
Jan... Thank you for coming on the ride with me! I love company! :-) Good luck in stretching the food!
February 5th, 2007 at 02:04 am 1170641093
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