Comments on: Shop till you drop? No thanks http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/30/shop-till-you-drop-no-thanks/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:22:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: clothes lover! http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/30/shop-till-you-drop-no-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-19935 clothes lover! Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:42:14 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/30/shop-till-you-drop-no-thanks/#comment-19935 I try to appreciate what I already have and choose wisely when I shop, since I don't want an overstuffed closet but only clothes I love to wear and will wear to death. Impulse shopping though can be good, it's on impulse that I've bought some of my best pieces. Anyway: I try to keep in mind a list of items I don't need to by for a while: now it's bras, perfumes, jeans and more. And I'm keeping since Jan. a written list of the clothes I buy, marking the ones which were on sale or cheaper on eBay. They're a while, so far so good. ;) I try to appreciate what I already have and choose wisely when I shop, since I don’t want an overstuffed closet but only clothes I love to wear and will wear to death. Impulse shopping though can be good, it’s on impulse that I’ve bought some of my best pieces.
Anyway: I try to keep in mind a list of items I don’t need to by for a while: now it’s bras, perfumes, jeans and more. And I’m keeping since Jan. a written list of the clothes I buy, marking the ones which were on sale or cheaper on eBay. They’re a while, so far so good. ;)

]]> By: COUNTRYBUMPKIN, Lynn http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/30/shop-till-you-drop-no-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-19918 COUNTRYBUMPKIN, Lynn Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:30:02 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/30/shop-till-you-drop-no-thanks/#comment-19918 Whenever I leave home to shop I alway's leave with my shopping list in hand and cash only. I bring just enough cash with me to cover what is on my carefully planned list. I do not rely on a debit card because it is just too easy to pull out that card and spend money on things that I do not need. My weakness has alway's been the magazines that they display at every checkout. I could easily spend 10 to 15.00 on magazines alone. Now I go to the library and I look online for free magazine subscriptions. And my motto is now that of The less I own and have to take care of the more free time I will have to spend with myself and my loved ones doing the things that really matter the most to me in life. It has really worked well for me. Whenever I leave home to shop I alway’s leave with my shopping list in hand and cash only. I bring just enough cash with me to cover what is on my carefully planned list. I do not rely on a debit card because it is just too easy to pull out that card and spend money on things that I do not need. My weakness has alway’s been the magazines that they display at every checkout. I could easily spend 10 to 15.00 on magazines alone. Now I go to the library and I look online for free magazine subscriptions. And my motto is now that of The less I own and have to take care of the more free time I will have to spend with myself and my loved ones doing the things that really matter the most to me in life. It has really worked well for me.

]]> By: mom2fur http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/30/shop-till-you-drop-no-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-19917 mom2fur Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:36 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/30/shop-till-you-drop-no-thanks/#comment-19917 Impulse buying reminds me of something I read recently about dieting. We often take a bite here or there and think, "oh, it's only a bite." But each bite could be 25 calories--four bites in a day, 100 calories--in a month or so, you could gain a pound just from those 'little bites.' The same is true for 'oh, it's just a dollar' type thinking. I have gotten really good at putting things back when I'm shopping. I never feel deprived when I do this. My reasoning is that I don't need one more thing to pick up or clean. Appreciating what you already have is key--but knowing what you have is even more important. So organizing is a smart idea. My 'organizing' job this week was to do an inventory of all the meat I've been accumulating through various sales. I didn't realize I had several roast beefs buried in there, LOL! Unless something we really love goes on sale really cheap (we like sirloin, but hardly eat it), I'm not buying meat for quite a while, LOL! Impulse buying reminds me of something I read recently about dieting. We often take a bite here or there and think, “oh, it’s only a bite.” But each bite could be 25 calories–four bites in a day, 100 calories–in a month or so, you could gain a pound just from those ‘little bites.’ The same is true for ‘oh, it’s just a dollar’ type thinking. I have gotten really good at putting things back when I’m shopping. I never feel deprived when I do this. My reasoning is that I don’t need one more thing to pick up or clean. Appreciating what you already have is key–but knowing what you have is even more important. So organizing is a smart idea. My ‘organizing’ job this week was to do an inventory of all the meat I’ve been accumulating through various sales. I didn’t realize I had several roast beefs buried in there, LOL! Unless something we really love goes on sale really cheap (we like sirloin, but hardly eat it), I’m not buying meat for quite a while, LOL!

]]> By: Clutterbug Jen http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/30/shop-till-you-drop-no-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-19904 Clutterbug Jen Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:15:13 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/30/shop-till-you-drop-no-thanks/#comment-19904 I have such a problem with impulse purchases and need to somehow get it under control. A couple of things I'm going to try in April are: 1. Track "every" penny I spend 2. Try the envelope system for when going to Walmart and leaving my debit card & checkbook at home Love, Jen I have such a problem with impulse purchases and need to somehow get it under control.

A couple of things I’m going to try in April are:

1. Track “every” penny I spend

2. Try the envelope system for when going to Walmart and leaving my debit card & checkbook at home

Love,

Jen

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