Reformed shopaholic? please can you give me the benefit of your advice

NGlady

*Comes in with her head hung low*
Ladies . . . I've had a "moment" a BODY SHOP GLITCH moment
I am going to a wedding in August and im not really a big make up person so have been after some lovely new makeup to wear for the occasion, in some summery shades Also as im getting old im getting blotchy skin so ive brought a tea tree product a lipstick that moisturises and looks like lipgloss and a makeup pallet for £10.30!! which I suppose isnt that bad REALLLLY
Short of it is, I took £10 out the bank earlier, that now needs to last me until Saturday morning, at least, and hopefully even pay my bus fare to the train station, if i can do this I have covered the little moment ive just had.

CL - bless you lol.

CompletelyLost

Ohhh, and I am going to try returning the hair dye - worst they can say is 'no', right?

NGlady wrote: »

I think its up to you what you do with it. I think you need to highlight a major spending weakness, such as shopping. Then figure out how much you can afford to put in that purse either on a weekly or monthly basis (guess on the basis u get paid) and then if you want say a new top, it HAS to come out of this purse, otherwise you can only buy it through several days of NSD's

Im having a NSD day today Forcing myself to stop in. As dirty as this soundss I find if I don't wash my hair the night before and have to do it during the day the day after it gives me a NSD as I don't get out the house! lol. So going to have a nice clear out and listen to some music I have my new joggy bottoms and top on and I feel gooood cos im not allowed many purchases now

I've read a spending dairy "cinnys spending dairy" and its making me think I want to start one, shall have to give it more thought

Thanks for the info re: the two purses. To be honest though, I don't really have many outgoings (i.e. necessities) - almost all of my spends are unnecessary So not sure if it would work for me.

If I stopped in when I washed my hair, I'd never go out..! I have to wash mine every other day as it gets mega greasy (I always wear it down).

NGlady wrote: »

On a completely off topic note, my mobile bill has just arrived, and its a good £20/£25 less than most months :O shows its worth giving the company a call to lower package price when out of contract. Also being careful with the 0870 etc numbers, I was a !!!!!! for them in the past, at one point i was dealing 0800 rip off from my mobile instead of 0800 free from the landline just to avoid walking downstairs. . . A vey reasonable £20.25, im very happy

Bet that was a nice surprise

supersmith wrote: »

CL - not sure whether they'd let you take the dye back? Might be worth a try if you won't use it. I need to dye mine as well, mine's naturally brown but I put red bits in the front... when I don't keep dying it it turns pink :eek:
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Ahh whenever I've dyed my hair red, it has always faded super quickly and gone orange :mad: So annoying. I wish mine went pink!

NGlady

CL - know that feeling, I have to wash it nearly every day and deffinatly everyday at "that time" of the month. My hair is that long I tend to do something very naughty and wash it before I sleep and sleep wet however this is risking giving me infection of the scalp :O and also it makes me look like a scary mad woman. No man will marry me looking like that pmsl.

tyzer2001

Anglea - Yeah, I'm sorry, I read your post as a kind of 'You must know no-one ever wins on those things' - one of the worst things about addiction is knowing everyone else is right and still not being able to stop yourself!
I appreciate you weren't actually meaning it that way and I'm sorry if I sounded snappy. In answer to what you WERE saying - somedays I'd spend a tenner and win a fiver, some days I'd win my tenner back, occasionally more - but definitely overall I lost. If I spent £60 a week I'd probably win £20-£30.

Well done to everyone who managed not to splurge today - I have spent the princely sum of £2 on my daughters swimming again. I did get taken for a lovely meal out at lunchtime though!

tlb2408

Yesterday was a spend day after all:
TK Max - £38.12 - Two sleeping bags for my daughter a toy and an organiser for me
Matalan - £9.50 shoes for daughter and necklace for me
Home Bargaines £5.52 bits and bobs and biscuits

£53.14 - Total Um not good really Sleeping bags were the only thing I needed to get

Today I thought I was going NSD and was really chuffed with myself till I remembered I signed up for a magazine subscription today got a free gift and is a magazine I get quite often plus get a bit of money off!!!! If it was for this thread I would have thought it was a NSD because I didn't actually hand any cash/card over!!!!!

NGlady - oh please start a diary and post a link on here...

Tomorrow I'm off to some park with friends so think that is £10 to get in plus getting there... But I've made my lunch and some biscuits to take with me and I didn't even go shopping for it I made it all up with what was in my cupboard so am pleased with myself on that front.

Friday is shopping day but think I will take myself off to Aldi as I don't need that much and when I go there I don't spend that much... PLus it's not in town so I won't buy anything else.....

Saturday I hope to be a NSD

I think a NSD should be no spend on anything - I know this must be hard if you have to get public transport and don't have a season ticket/wkly/mthly ticket...

Right off to sort my baby bag out for tomorrow..

Oh and thanks to whoever (sorry can't be bothered to look back at the posts) who said I could justify my online photography course I'm very pleased with my pics I took yesterday.

Take care
T

NGlady

I said you could justify your photography course lol. TLB how do you think about a purse for "child" related expences? So her new shoes etc?

Well I read Angelas post as an interested query in a non-judgemental way. We're all nothing but honest on this thread about our addictions, and she was just trying to get to know you a little more.

No more impulse purchasing for meeee!!

Anglea

NGlady wrote: »

I said you could justify your photography course lol. TLB how do you think about a purse for "child" related expences? So her new shoes etc?

Well I read Angelas post as an interested query in a non-judgemental way. We're all nothing but honest on this thread about our addictions, and she was just trying to get to know you a little more.

No more impulse purchasing for meeee!!

No more impulse purchasing for meeeeee - want a bet? :rotfl:

NGlady

Lol. Yep Ill have a bet with ya I bet I can resist buying until Saturday!

Anglea

Tyzer - all ok, :beer:

Completelylost - so your brother drives you to get a takeaway? That's a good excuse!.

tlb - what magazine did you have?

NGlady - Oh, no, not the Body Shop!!! Mind you, tea tree oil lipstick - that could be good punishment for you, as the taste is awful.

NSD for me, stayed in. However (confession time) I just ate a massive (mixing bowl size) of semolina.First time in donkeys years I ever made it.

CompletelyLost

Anglea - I love semolina

Well, my brother drove me mad... but not to the takeaway. My mum ate half so I don't feel too bad.

& well done on your NSD.

NGlady - oh dear @ your Body Shop spends. I have gone cold turkey on all makeup/toiletry purchases as I have enough stashed away to last me a lifetime. But if you don't have much then maybe you can justify it..?

As for my hair... I couldn't go to bed with damp hair, my nana always told me not to :rotfl: I usually wash mine in the morning anyway and blow dry it - if I leave it to dry naturally it resembles a birds nest :S

Right I'm off to bed -- early night! xxx