Plan, Plan, Plan ... and shop as little as possible!

[ihatetocook]

A long time ago, in a different lifetime, I was an impulse shopper.  But that life was much different than the one I live now. 

Every purchase is planned ... and evaluated ... and scrimped and saved for.  Nothing - and yes, I do mean nothing - is ever an impulse purchase.  Every item - right down to a box of macaroni - is a planned purchase.

Life was more fun then ... in a lot of ways.  But we're making it.

And for that I am thankful.

[mommerbean]

Aug. 13, 2008 at 5:58 PM

You're  asmart lady!  More people need to live that way even if they have money. Americans waste too much money on senseless stuff!  Stuff that will be thrown away a few months later... If you have a storage shed you have too much stuff!  I quit shopping about 10 years ago because I realizedimpulse buying was stupid! I had new clothes I never wore, nick-nacks still in the boxes....We now have our house paid off, no credit cards, and a nice retirementgoing just by stopping impulse buying of unnecessary stuff! It's hard for awhile but it's well worth it now!

[missingruth]

Aug. 13, 2008 at 7:30 PM

You shop like I do! 

[MommyId]

Aug. 16, 2008 at 8:03 PM

Thank you for mentioning the macaroni.  I throw out too much food!  Planning would fix that.