I am trying very hard to avoid my 'latest temptations'- Dollar Tree, and any store that has Easter Clearance merchandise (read: PEEPS paraphenelia!)
Peeps are everywhere! Stuffed Peeps- small and large, Peeps bubbles, Peeps puzzles, candy, sippy bottles, Peep baskets, bunny peeps, original peeps, everywhere you look! And they're just so cute that it's hard to resist the temptation of picking up one of those soft, fuzzy plush Peeps and putting it in your shopping basket!
yikes... I feel lightheaded, I'd better slow down.
What makes it worse is knowing that it's just a couple days past Easter, and that means that all the Easter stuff is on clearance... and although everything has probably been picked over already, knowing that today is
Anyway, if I look at it like this... the more $ I spend on random, unnecessary things, etc... then the less $ we have for paying off debt / savings / Vacation in April!
So, if temptation rears its ugly head... I have to ask myself, "Do I really need this _______ cute stuffed Peep/Frog Spoon Rest/Dollar Store Trinket/Etc."?
NOPE!!
Can I live without it? Yes!
Will my life be adversely affected somehow if I do not acquire this item ASAP? Nope!
If I can "trick" my mind into creating an artificial "need" for something, then I can certainly "trick" my mind into believing that I don't need it!
Simple as that.
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