My Fall Spending Relapse
Ok, so I have to admit that I’ve had a minor spending relapse over the past couple weeks. I woke up bored on Labor Day, so I decided to go shopping with my sister. We ended up making it an all day event with a break for lunch. I think we hit up about four or five different stores that day. I spent a little over $230 on new fall clothes.
Every fall, I get the urge to go shopping. I think it’s a reflex from years and years of back-to-school shopping with my mom. It was especially hard to stay away from the mall this year because I have been avoiding it for so long. I made the mistake of shopping online before Labor Day as well, so I got to see exactly what I was missing in stores. Not that this is an excuse, but it certainly didn’t help my willpower at all.
So here I am now, with $230 less in savings and with a lot more clothing. The funny thing is that I don’t feel any buyer’s remorse over this shopping trip. Before I started my frugal adventure, I would come home with a lot of stuff and feel guilty about it. This time, I didn’t get caught up in impulse spending (I think) when I went shopping on Labor Day. I only purchased items I needed for work or that I was replacing because old clothes don’t fit anymore. I still like everything I bought that day.
So what does this mean? Is it ok to shop if I don’t feel buyer’s remorse? Does that mean that I spent my money wisely, or should I still have avoided the mall that day?
September 16, 2009
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