Littlesbigs - 1, Cousin Bernadette - 0

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Littlesbigs - 1, Cousin Bernadette - 0
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Thu, 08-25-2005 - 11:27pm

I haven't logged for 2 weeks for a lot of reasons, but I am now back. I missed being here!

So I had a run in with Cousin Bernadette today.....Maybe I didn't beat her after all, maybe it was a draw...hmmmm....(Cousin Bernadete is the name I use for my relationship with debt, so if I bad-mouth her, feel free to join in!) She was asking me all week to go to the mall. Mall, Mall, Mall.......Then I got a coupon in the mail for my favorite store, and so she waas able to get me over there...ok, danger, danger! warning signs all over the place, but heck, we didn't care (not good).....well, she told me I needed a new suit for the fall, and the coupon was a great discount, but..........But.........

So there I was trying on suit after suit....Dear Cuz was picking up everything in the store to try on that she thought I'd like, but I don't want to buy brown or orange...and then the suits didn't fit right.....and finally we both gave up. We walked out of the store, but our further enthusiasm for purchasing was diminished. We had a good time looking at the other stores, but we began to realize that we liked everything we already had at home, that nothing was really that exciting to buy (yet?), and the $2 cash spent on chocolate was the best purchase we could have made. Dear Cuz was quiet on the way home and quiet right now...but she may be making noise again over the next couple of weeks.......we did spend a lot of money in the last 4 weeks on other stuff....maybe we're still on a high from that.

Well, nice to go to the mall and be satisfied even though we bought almost nothing.

I am hoping she'll stay quiet and allow me to pay down the debt I already have....she hasn't said much since I took the credit cards out of my purse and started occupying my time with other things. (having a rather decent summer, by the way, for almost nothing! Having a pool at the apartment really helps!)

I've been SO stingy with gas this summer! I have forgone the usual long trips on the weekends, just driving around and exploring....I miss it so much, but all my bills are going to take a big jump this fall....I am trying not to spend more than I have to, and now gasoline is currency, too. You know?????

Well, gotta go to bed....have a terribly annoying assignment a work to do tomorrow.

Littlesbigs

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Registered: 01-25-2005
Fri, 08-26-2005 - 7:42am

Good for you!!! I find that as i am much more in tune with my money i look at things that are non necessity and i am much more particular too. After spending several years going to outlets and thrift stores and then the last summer having some luck at garage sales, when we ended up at a mall recently i didn't even have the desire to go into ANY of the stores (except payless :) ) and pay full price. Keep it up!

Shannon

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 08-26-2005 - 9:58am

Congratulations on not succummbing to Cousin Bernadette!!


(Although I think she came over to my house with the beginning of school & buying stuff for the kids to get ready!