Never ceasing to be amazed.
A penny for my thoughts
Since today was payday I found it a terrific day to hit the mall with my friend from highschool and spend a little of that green stuff I've earned so diligently for the past week. I love a time out of the house and crusing along towards a mall where I could maybe find someything nifty and cheap.
The thing about me is that I truly AM cheap. Serisouly, if it's not on sale, I don't want it. In fact, I'm a thrift store shopper (gasp). To some people, that may sound "strange" or "weird" but to me it's "neat" and "wallet-friendly".
In fact, I love thrifting for things that you could find no where else in any department store. I find Scrabble ties and panda mugs or brand new designer clothes with the tags still on them for a buck fifty. I get to wear the hot, expensive name brands along with having an awesome wardrobe without the crying wallet.
When it comes to buy something in the mall, or anything for that matter, it's hard to make a decision because I have great regrets for spending money wisely. I want to spend what I have on something I LOVE, not something I like, something I might wear, but something I LOVE and will wear often. So when I was at the crossroads of deciding whether to purchase the "I heart John Deer" t-shirt on sale at the mall, my friend got a first hand look at my decision making skills, or lack there of.
I weight every option like "How long will it last" or "Will it shrink" or "What can I wear this with". I get this trait honest from my Aunt G. who when can't make a choice on a certian blouse, she just buys all the colors to solve the problem. I'm not that bad by any mean, I'm too cheap for that. And repitition of the same shirt would bother me. When it comes to the eye, I am obsessive complusive.
I love having a job tese days because I can spend a bit every now and then and still know there is plently of cash in the bank waiting for a rainy day (or a campus bookstore). I hating being so broke this past Spring without a college job that I joyfully went back to work to earn some dollars of my own. I even find pleasure in trying to work up my bank account in case I may need the money for a rainy day. Money is valuable to me, I try to spend conservativly.
Now I look back at my childhood and homelife and find myself thankful I wasn't handed everything on a silver platter, that I was one of the kids that may have thrown a tamtrum in a store, and that I leanred what it was to respect what I have, to be thankful, and to do a job the hard earned way.
Now it's off for a movie and a milkshake. Have a great night and see you another time!
The thing about me is that I truly AM cheap. Serisouly, if it's not on sale, I don't want it. In fact, I'm a thrift store shopper (gasp). To some people, that may sound "strange" or "weird" but to me it's "neat" and "wallet-friendly".
In fact, I love thrifting for things that you could find no where else in any department store. I find Scrabble ties and panda mugs or brand new designer clothes with the tags still on them for a buck fifty. I get to wear the hot, expensive name brands along with having an awesome wardrobe without the crying wallet.
When it comes to buy something in the mall, or anything for that matter, it's hard to make a decision because I have great regrets for spending money wisely. I want to spend what I have on something I LOVE, not something I like, something I might wear, but something I LOVE and will wear often. So when I was at the crossroads of deciding whether to purchase the "I heart John Deer" t-shirt on sale at the mall, my friend got a first hand look at my decision making skills, or lack there of.
I weight every option like "How long will it last" or "Will it shrink" or "What can I wear this with". I get this trait honest from my Aunt G. who when can't make a choice on a certian blouse, she just buys all the colors to solve the problem. I'm not that bad by any mean, I'm too cheap for that. And repitition of the same shirt would bother me. When it comes to the eye, I am obsessive complusive.
I love having a job tese days because I can spend a bit every now and then and still know there is plently of cash in the bank waiting for a rainy day (or a campus bookstore). I hating being so broke this past Spring without a college job that I joyfully went back to work to earn some dollars of my own. I even find pleasure in trying to work up my bank account in case I may need the money for a rainy day. Money is valuable to me, I try to spend conservativly.
Now I look back at my childhood and homelife and find myself thankful I wasn't handed everything on a silver platter, that I was one of the kids that may have thrown a tamtrum in a store, and that I leanred what it was to respect what I have, to be thankful, and to do a job the hard earned way.
Now it's off for a movie and a milkshake. Have a great night and see you another time!
posted by Lindsay K. at 3:09 PM
2 Comments:
I am so like you. I just went shopping last night and finally bought a blouse I wanted only because it was marked down to $7.49 from $40.
Hi! Have a great day!!
p.s. also I bought a pair of black pumps for $1.98 and felt like all that because of it
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