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

Souk08

Great! Is it you who lives far away from your family and doesn't like living where you do? Or was that with your ex?

CompletelyLost

NGLady - I think the others are right, you're best off spending on something to take your mind off it, not make yourself feel guilty by spending more on clothes. Going for a meal sounds like a nice idea. I've started baking recently (haha I know, I sound like a right old nana) and find it very theraputic/distracting, and it's also good to feel like I've achieved something If I were you I'd spent a little on some nice ingredients and bake yourself a cake.

Hmmm well, today has been an all-round FAIL. Bought a few things on flea'bay. I know, I know... One of them I saw in store a few months ago and I liked it back then, so bought it for 99p plus p&p (it was over £30 in the shop). I also bought a bag which I do need. The third item... well, I can't justify that one, other than 'it was cheap'.

I need to be banned from ebay. But then if it wasn't for ebay I wouldn't have any way to sell my stuff. Catch-22. I listed 7x skincare bits and have sold two already... I'm trying to make back the money I spent today! Have made about £8 so far, so just another £19 to make my purchases money-neutral :S

I'm going out with my mum tomorrow (providing I get an early night and don't feel hideous in the morning)... I've written a list of things that I actually *need* so am determined not to buy anything other than the things on the list.

morocha

ahahha anglea you made me laugh
completelylost... you are doing well selling ur own stuff. !

Everytime i go to London, i get this feeling as i look at everything with big eyes.. like i can not believe i am here...( i like cities) and when it comes to something new to me that i do not know how to use.. i think i wonder if people can tell that i come from being around cows and sheep !... ahaha then the next thing is... i can not stand crowds... when i am in town, here near home.. it is relaxing, not many queues or anything... relaxing, walking with my dd..
I must say when i just moved here.. i can not stand to have a nap knowing that the door was unlocked.. my in laws could not understand ... i came from a big city.. so i had to watch every bit of my belongins.. hahaha

NGlady

CL I had quite a successful day I spent £1.62, but even though it was only a small amount, it was £1.62 of stuff i dont need, i brought a carton of Orange juice and some chockie from Tesco, not bad i guess :S

Anglea

Hi all

Souk, yes it was me that said I lived in an area that was a culture shock. In fact most people have never heard of it until some years ago it ended up in all the papers because of a most unusual crime - too unsavoury to write on here - but it's countryside related!!

How are you doing today with flea-bay Completelylost?

Today is a NSD apart from the dentist - you know that abcess I had - it wormed its way right under the dodgy tooth and I had an extraction. 5 lots of anaesthetic, so it'll probably take all day to wear off. I've got vanilla slim fast to drink.

I was looking through some fashion mags before I left the dentist as I felt a bit shaky to walk home and spotted an advert that immediately reminded me of this thread.

The advert said 'do you like fashion?' - and it was for a course to become a Personal Shopper and Image Consultant. It looked interesting. I wrote down the details and can post it here if anyone is interested.

verynewmoneysaver

Sounds awful at the dentist Angela. Hope you feel better soon. I've actually had a non spend day for a change. Have stayed in on my day off and caught up with the ironing. Very exciting!

NGlady

Hi all,
Well I did overlay this morning so that meant my initial plan of going somewhere a little distance from home (Im a geek i love train travel lol) for a wonder round and some dinner didnt really happen. So I ended up going to Alfreton, a local town to me, where I had some chippie chips open and they was lush with a bottle of coke (£2.60 bargain lol) and then, i went into this sweet shop and they sold... wait for it... VIMTO BOM BOMS, i havn't seen these in years!! so I spent £2 lol.
Then I went into Dorothy Perkins, and brought a lovely big clutch bag. Its a lovely summery yellow colour, with padding and big enough to fit everything in. I don't really have a summery cluch, so bargain at £3
Then I went into WH smith and treated myself to the GOK book for a fiver
Then I went into Tescos, fantastic deal huge easter eggs for £3 (one with a cup a bag of mini creame eggs and a big creame egg, said £6 on shelf but as actually £3!! bargain) also as I might feel lonely tonight and fed up I have brought myself a bottle of wine to well ill be honest get drunk and forget lol i dont have much wine knowledge so brought a cheap white one lol £3.05 (if it does its job its wine lol)
So total spend £22. Considering i have a daily allowance of £10 anyway, an additional £12 isnt bad, was expecting it to be much much worse!!

verynewmoneysaver

Well done NGLady. Which Gok book did you buy? I Love Gok on TV, but haven't got any of his books.

NGlady

I have got the newest one I saw him signing copies in Westfield, derby just before xmas at £18 a copy I was so tempted glad i didnt though
I have one that was released end of 2008 too - I havnt had much time browse yet but i think the new one is the better one

verynewmoneysaver

That's a good price for the new one. Are they on offer in Smith's then? I feel a shopping trip calling.