A complete 360, no wait...I mean 180...
I have been shopping at thrift stores and hoarding junk for at least the last three years of my life. You can read all about it on the blog...I labeled those posts, "junk". I love the rush of buying something new, playing show and tell online and...then...stuffing it on a shelf in the basement where it collects dust?
Now, I have this overwhelming desire to empty my cupboards. Clear everything away. It is a full reversal from wanting to acquire more cool shit.
I think I can be honest about what happened here:
1 - I saw (continue to see) too much cool shit online and I want it all!
2 - For me, spending money recklessly makes me feel wealthy, or something. Even though it has the exact opposite impact on my bank account! Freedom to shop as you please is a powerful drug!
3 - I keep the dollar value spent per transaction moderately low by paying goodwill prices. This is how I justify it - I am not spending much and I am saving something from the dump.
4 - I find awesome stuff that we use everyday at thrift stores...sometimes I buy things, intending to use them, but we never do.
4 - Me and the boys used to enjoy the walk down to the thrifts...now they are getting too big to sit in the double stroller for long stretches of time.
5 - I had pipe dreams of becoming a picker/dealer one day. I am uncertain of where I fit in to the world (economically) now that I am out of the workforce*. This seemed like a fun hobby I could spin into something more. I guess I am partially fulfilling the dream by selling some of my things on etsy. I listed 16 things this morning.
I am not going to quit shopping cold turkey, but I will be more selective.
ps. landfills bother me. I am not sure what little me can do about it
pps. I am going to list more things soon!
ppps. Honestly, how could I confuse accumulating stuff, with wealth. They are opposites!!
ppps. Honestly, how could I confuse accumulating stuff, with wealth. They are opposites!!
*I don't worry too much about it!
