Comments on: Darn Garage Sales!! http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/06/darn-garage-sales/ Our Journey to a Debt-Free Life Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:23:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tricia http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/06/darn-garage-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-823 Tricia Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:58:31 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/?p=209#comment-823 Exactly...I start thinking, "It's only a quarter." But for every quarter I've spent with that mindset, I've probably spent over $100. It adds up! Exactly…I start thinking, “It’s only a quarter.”

But for every quarter I’ve spent with that mindset, I’ve probably spent over $100. It adds up!

]]> By: Karen http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/06/darn-garage-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-786 Karen Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:52:54 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/?p=209#comment-786 It's ironic how things are really "relative" - I love good deals as well. I went to some garage sales this past weekend and it was sooo much fun! I also passed up some really cute items that I didn't really "need." Although it seems kind of silly to pass up something for $.50 because you don't need it - it is so much more than that. It's a mind set. And since I live very frugally in many areas, making coffee instead of buying it, bringing my lunch to work, cooking instead of going out or grabbing fast food, borrowing library books instead of going to the book store, I have to be careful not to sabotage myself with the thought that, hey, I deserve "whatever" - it's rationalizing and it can undo all the good I've already done. It’s ironic how things are really “relative” – I love good deals as well. I went to some garage sales this past weekend and it was sooo much fun! I also passed up some really cute items that I didn’t really “need.” Although it seems kind of silly to pass up something for $.50 because you don’t need it – it is so much more than that. It’s a mind set. And since I live very frugally in many areas, making coffee instead of buying it, bringing my lunch to work, cooking instead of going out or grabbing fast food, borrowing library books instead of going to the book store, I have to be careful not to sabotage myself with the thought that, hey, I deserve “whatever” – it’s rationalizing and it can undo all the good I’ve already done.

]]>