Someone watching out for me

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Registered: 03-28-2003
Someone watching out for me
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Sun, 08-02-2009 - 10:21am

Ok I admit it I have no will power or at least find it hard to break old habits. Thank goodness the Debt Reduction Fairy was watching out for me.

I have a big job interview (another post, another time) in 10 days. I have mixed feelings about it because although we need steady income from me I have worked incredibly hard in two years getting my freelance business off the ground and it is just starting to succeed. Anyway, I have sadly gained a lot of weight while home and have no good grown-up clothes so I decided to buy myself a corporate looking suit. I went to Dillards for the splurge. I found one nice interview suit and a beautiful black blazer marked down from $200 to $38 (!). I decided to buy the suit, the jacket and a pair of black pants to go with the jacket. It came to several hundred dollars. When it came time to pay I said I used to have a Dillards charge a long time ago but they couldn't find it and offered to open a new one. I said yes (bad, bad). But then for some unknown reason it didn't go through. I think I was declined. So I paid cash.Thank you debt Reduction Fairy.

I had rationalized that I would immediately pay off the bill even if I had charged it but my track record on that is not so good. Now it is not an issue. I kind of hate spending the money on clothes (especially in such a jumbo size when I'm trying to lose weight) but I have nothing but sweats in my wardrobe now. I always believed it is better to have a few very good pieces than a bunch of cheap looking stuff. Maybe more rationalization. But at least I didn't charge.

Jenny

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Registered: 11-17-2007
Sun, 08-02-2009 - 11:11am

I wish you lived near me. I have tons of stuff in my closet that I can not wear that still has tags on them. I could pass

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Registered: 04-10-2003
Sun, 08-02-2009 - 12:14pm
I believe that you need a least one good quality business suit for those last minute meetings/ interviews! I have two that I spent a bundle on last year but they have come in so handy when I get a last minute interview (which has happened several time!)

Bex -


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