I'm coming totally clean here. Because I couldn't say it out loud to anyone yet.
I totally have an addictive personality when it comes to shopping. I'm still being really good. But today I forced myself to come face to face with some of my purchases. I have an office in my home that has basically been unusable for at least a year and a half. All because I started collecting Rae Dunn. Soon I had so much that I started piling it up there. Then I had so many bags from TJ and HG that you couldn't walk in the room. It was AWFUL. A few months ago, I started working on it. I returned what I could. I also sold a ton online. Today, my goal was to clean the rest of my office out.... and box up another "collection" Guatemalan bags. I cannot believe how many I have. Two large plastic tubs full plus another laundry bin. These are bags that I paid between 200-400 a piece for. I didn't count them. I may try to re-sell some of them, but honestly, it will be at a loss. I'm sick over how much money I have in bins. On the bright side though, my office is totally cleaned out and pristine. So, I accomplished that goal.
But, back to the Rae Dunn and bags. I seem to become obsessive when I find something I like. I probably have 15 pairs of Tieks. I haven't counted them, but I have a ton. Anything that I like, I want it all. This absolutely has to stop. If I added the thousands I have invested between Tieks and bags, I could probably fund an
ABD.
So, the no buy was really a good thing for me. Being more aware every time I buy something is absolutely necessary in my case. I need to continue to not shop, and I need to figure out what I can resell and attempt to recoup some cash. I think if I start getting obsessed with anything material, I may post it here before allowing myself to buy more than one of anything. That way, I'm at least being accountable to myself. Thanks again to this group. I really am going in the right direction since joining.