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[Lucky Charm]

@Carmie  I don't think of herringbones as out of style.  I have a nice thick herringbone that I still wear.  I'm looking for a white gold one and can only find reversibles.  Don't need the yellow gold side!  I still wear my thick Omega necklace, too.  

I wear my pieces frequently, even if I'm just getting together with family.  I figure, why not?  There aren't any more babies in the family, that was the only time I held off.  Babies love to grab at necklaces and earrings....

[scatcat]

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@Lucky Charm wrote:

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@Carmie wrote:

I was never into shopping too much, but I liked expensive items....especially handbags and jewelry. I spent thousands on designer bags and expensive jewelry.

When I retired, I no longer needed these things, and my shopping came to an halt with great difficulty.

I still had to fight my impulses for a while, but I got over it.

Now, I love to watch my bank account grow.  I have more money in my account than I did while I was working.  I know I can pretty much buy anything I want (within reason) and pay cash.

I did pay cash for my Honda Odyssey two years ago...that broke me for a while, but I am building my account again.  

I get a better "good feeling" from having cash than I ever did buying handbags and jewelry.

I am sorry I was so careless and dumb for years buying unnecessary stuff wasting my very hard earned money.

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I'm the same way.

I actually LOVE to say outloud 'I can't afford that', even though I know I can.  Hard to explain it, but it sounds freeing or elite or both.  

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@Lucky Charm 

This reminds me of my mom. She gets a huge kick out of acting poor. She's not. 

[AuntG]

Won't be ordering anything this month. Not that I buy a lot from QVC anyway - 18 things last year. One thing I might try are side dishes for our Easter dinner. I've never bought them, but some look really good on the gourmet food shows.

[granddi]

@Carmie @JoyFilled Warrior My plan to dispose of jewelry was to gift to daughter, daughter in law and grandgirls but they have nice collections on their own. 

I have a friend that is too young to be living in assisted living but is there due to advanced MS. A word of caution is: Do not take valuables to a senior living center be it independent or assisted. 

[Tinkrbl44]

I found I was too receptive to the hosts' sense of urgency during presentations.  I felt I had to "do" something.  Take immediate action.  Sometimes what I did was order the item.

What I replaced that with is what I would "do" is write down the item number and price and put that paper aside for 24 hours.  If 24 hours later I felt I absolutely could not live without it.  I bought it.   

What I learned is that enthusiasm fades, and if that thing is sold out before I get to it, well, there will be something else next week that I (supposedly) can't live without. 

Or maybe I can.

[Lucky Charm]

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@scatcat wrote:

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@Lucky Charm wrote:

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@Carmie wrote:

I was never into shopping too much, but I liked expensive items....especially handbags and jewelry. I spent thousands on designer bags and expensive jewelry.

When I retired, I no longer needed these things, and my shopping came to an halt with great difficulty.

I still had to fight my impulses for a while, but I got over it.

Now, I love to watch my bank account grow.  I have more money in my account than I did while I was working.  I know I can pretty much buy anything I want (within reason) and pay cash.

I did pay cash for my Honda Odyssey two years ago...that broke me for a while, but I am building my account again.  

I get a better "good feeling" from having cash than I ever did buying handbags and jewelry.

I am sorry I was so careless and dumb for years buying unnecessary stuff wasting my very hard earned money.

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I'm the same way.

I actually LOVE to say outloud 'I can't afford that', even though I know I can.  Hard to explain it, but it sounds freeing or elite or both.  

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@Lucky Charm 

This reminds me of my mom. She gets a huge kick out of acting poor. She's not. 

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Oh, believe me.  They were words I would've never uttered when we didn't have two nickels to rub together.   I still carried Aigner bags and shoes to match.  That's what was *in* when I was just out of school....

But now I know it's not important to spend too much for something like that.  It won't break me, but it won't make me, either.

[QVCkitty1]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

I found I was too receptive to the hosts' sense of urgency during presentations.  I felt I had to "do" something.  Take immediate action.  Sometimes what I did was order the item.

What I replaced that with is what I would "do" is write down the item number and price and put that paper aside for 24 hours.  If 24 hours later I felt I absolutely could not live without it.  I bought it.   

What I learned is that enthusiasm fades, and if that thing is sold out before I get to it, well, there will be something else next week that I (supposedly) can't live without. 

Or maybe I can.

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@Tinkrbl44  That is so true. The things that I really desire seem to prey on my mind, the rest I soon forget about.

[Danky2]

I went crazy when my husband died almost 10 years ago.......over $20,000 .

But since I gave almost everything away , I bought nothing in the last 9 yrs except Rastelli prime ribs and, yesterday, Grandmothers Blueberry Coffee Cake.

[Carmie]

@Lucky Charm   I often tell people trying selling something that I don't want to buy that I am broke and have no money...can't afford it, etc.

My husband got upset and said should not tell people that and that it embarrassed him.

I told him no one Is going to waste their breath trying to sell me something if I have no money.  It's a sure fire why of getting them to leave me alone.

It's a powerful statement and it works.

[Linmo]

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@Lucky Charm wrote:

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@Linmo wrote:

Impulse control should not only apply to buying things but other things as well.

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Uh oh.  Does that mean it's too late for a piece of pizza?

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@Lucky Charm IMO, it depends on how much pizza you want to eat and your reason for eating it.