Post # 1
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Buzzing bee
I try to be very good about staying within my tight everyday budget, so I can appropriate the right amount of money for the wedding, but sometimes I find myself digging into other budget items to make room for an ‘unnecessary’ purchase.
I’m not usually a big splurge girl (like on one pair of shoes or a dress), but I buy waaay to many coffee drinks. I cringe when I add up what a year’s worth of lattes, frappuchinos and chai teas have done to my budget. I also spend twice as much as planned every. single. time. I walk into Target!
What things do you splurge or overspend on when you just can’t help yourself?
Post # 3
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Helper bee
I never spend huge amounts at a time, I’d say my most expensive shoes ever are less than $50. But I have fifty thousand little things that I’ve bought for no reason that kill my budget every time. Books are the worst. They’re only $5, right? Of course, I read a book every 2 days or so, so it kinda adds up. Oops. And food. Working in a mall, it’s SO easy to just hit the pretzel shop every so often, or the candy store across the hall, or the dippin-dots machine *right* outside our store. It’s terrible I tell ya!
Post # 4
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Bumble bee
Target is definitely my vice – I go there to get laundry detergent & leave 2 hours later with $100 worth of "stuff" I suddenly "needed"….other than that a high-priced purse every once in a while 🙂
Post # 5
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Blushing bee
@liz.smith books were mine but once I got engaged I got a library card and have not bought a book since. Actually this week we are having a little book swap party with food and wine so we can pass along our favorites.
Post # 6
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Buzzing bee
I’m a heavy library user (i worked there in high school and got hooked). But I should add: my fiance’s ‘weaknesses’ are books and dvds. Every time i talk to him he has spent more money on amazon.com!
Post # 7
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Helper bee
lattelove – oohhhh I love Target too. My husband does not understand how I can easily spend 100-200 dollars there.
I like expensive shoes but I tend to damage my shoes fairly fast so I don’t like to spend over $75 on shoes. However, my weakness is in handbags. To stop myself from shopping too much, I made up a rule that I can only buy one bag a year. Doesn’t matter if it is a $20 bag from Target or $700 bag from expensive labels. After I made this rule, I’ve been a lot better (at least think before I buy) with buying handbags.
Post # 8
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Buzzing bee
It is humanly impossible to leave target without spending at least $80. I try every time. Impossible!
Post # 9
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Bumble bee
@Erindesmar – I agree! I think they pump something into the air in the stores LOL…when I lived in the Midwest & in the South we had SuperTargets…even WORSE because well I would go to grocery shop & then wind up in the home decor section going hmmmm….these "miscellaneous Target goodies" would look fabulous in my bedroom/bathroom/kitchen….you get the idea 🙂
Post # 10
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Bumble bee
Clearance racks! A little goes a long way…and adds up in the end.
Post # 11
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Buzzing bee
I am pretty good these days. BUT I used to be terrible. I never went on major spending sprees but the little stuff added up. Am still paying off my credit card b/c of it!!
Post # 12
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Buzzing bee
I found that I was constantly buying dresses- for the shower, the rehearsal dinner, the after party, the day after brunch, etc.
It didn’t help that in 2008 I attended 7 weddings before my own! So I wanted a couple of dresses to wear to those and then new ones for my own events.
Post # 13
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Bee Keeper
Walmart.
Yep. Walmart.
I have a two arm rule in Walmart. I can only buy as much as I can carry. No baskets, no carts. Otherwise I spend a fortune!!
