Comments on: Buying Things Lets Me Forget Who I Am For A While http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/07/buying-things-lets-me-forget-who-i-am-for-a-while/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Debt Hater http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/07/buying-things-lets-me-forget-who-i-am-for-a-while/#comment-5677 Debt Hater Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:19:26 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/07/buying-things-lets-me-forget-who-i-am-for-a-while/#comment-5677 This is a wonderful post.

It has far better tactics than what I call “bulimic spending.” You avoid spending money for any reason to prove to yourself how disciplined you are, but it always backfires when you finally can’t take it and have to buy something, usually something way overpriced. Then you feel guilty AND you’re out of cash!

Thank you!

]]> By: Dorky Dad http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/07/buying-things-lets-me-forget-who-i-am-for-a-while/#comment-5621 Dorky Dad Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:12:10 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/07/buying-things-lets-me-forget-who-i-am-for-a-while/#comment-5621 And just to show you that we’re all wired differently, I’d make the claim that “Making the conscious decision to not buy something discretionary, though I know I can afford it, allows me to forget who I am for a while!”

]]> By: Tyler http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/07/buying-things-lets-me-forget-who-i-am-for-a-while/#comment-5579 Tyler Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:13:18 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/07/buying-things-lets-me-forget-who-i-am-for-a-while/#comment-5579 Great post! The ideas you have listed are things people should very seriously consider. I agree with every one of them…

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