i used to have to wait to get things and it was so much more rewarding, now i spoil myself, if i want something i buy it. (trying to work on this a lot)
Feb 22, 2025
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Iโve spent years coming to terms with my relationship to shopping and how that impacts my life, my finances, my relationship to self. Iโve done no-spend months and saved up for items, but by far my favorite tactic to curbing my spending is delayed gratification. Anytime I see something I want, I add it to my digital wishlist. The beauty is, the act of putting the item on the list keeps the idea of it alive and satisfies this tiny urge to spend money. Even better, the list acts as a little magic tool of manifestation. I have periodically been gifted things off of my list and regularly find items on the list second hand!
Feb 27, 2025
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this is something my parents often talk about when they talk about their parenting "style"...
basically when we were little and a new hot toy/gadget/thing came out, they would hold off on buying it on principle. If a few months went by and I still wanted the thing (likely bc I had played with it at someone else's house) then they would become open to the possibility and potentially let me get it (not always).
They said they wanted to teach us to develop our own tastes, and not be impulsive with our money when we were older. Tbh I think it worked well, I often only participate in a trend if I really like it and think I'll wear it past the trend cycle.
Feb 18, 2024
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I am not saying over pay like getting ripped off. I am saying overspend like actually just buy the items you want, buy that couch ( and not the knockoff) but the one you actually wanted. You work hard, you should reward yourself and having nice things is fun. Tracking a record player down or a specific chair and then finally acquiring it and putting it in your house is part of making your house a home.
Apr 24, 2023
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just quit my new job i hate, over text message, four minutes before my shift.
hereโs to never seeing rachel again ๐ฅ
Mar 2, 2025
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dawned on me that most ppl on here are american so hope everyone reads everything i write in a british accent ๐ค
Feb 11, 2025
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iโve recently started writing letters to my future partner, i know itโs cringey but i have been basically single my whole life and i have a feeling i wont meet my soulmate anytime soon so id like them to also know 19 year old me.
i also think it will be really interesting for them to read them in many years and be able to link back what they were doing or going through at that time (when i wrote the letters)
on the other hand this will be a terrible idea if i remain single for the rest of my life
Jan 30, 2025