Some Thought

Today, i had a great challenge ahead of me.. to save money. My choice destination" Square One. Know we are all familiar with the phrase smart shopping. Well, i had to keep that in mind greatly. I was in search for a great outfit, something that would make a huge statement; yet inexpensive. If you think about that.. that could be viewed as an oxymoron;but, anything is possible right? I searched many stores; however, it was very difficult to find what i was looking for under my category: statement made and inexpensive. Quite some time later, i found the top. It was a nice purple and although quite pricey i decided to take it because the store is known to have high prices. Therefore, the price was not so bad. Then suddenly, the topic of jewelry came up and again i had my category in mind. The two accessories i had in mind were black that definitely made my outfit very strong. However, the price was one thing that had me rethinking. I bought the accessories and my total came to a great price that i never had intended. As a continued my journey around the mall i could not stop thinking about the price of the accessories. After much debate over whether or not i would keep them i decided to return them. When i returned to the store with the items i received my money back. In total the two accessories were about $50.00. My eyes grew wide and i knew that although it was nice, a sacrifice had to be made. Afterwards, i felt good knowing that i made the right decision in bringing them back. I knew that there had to be accessories some where else that were just as nice with a lower price.

This situation had taught me a lesson: Smart shopping can be hard; but, sometimes sacrifices have to be made. Money is hard to come by these days, and since we are in a rescission it is not getting easier. People tend to just buy what feels good in the moment. Not realizing until they get home that what they bought is not what they no longer want or need. Money is one thing that i feel we need to take more seriously in certain moments. I can definitely say that i made the right decision in not buying those accessories. Saving your money is the way to go and it benefits you in th end. So when you are going shopping set a limit for yourself. know what is worth the money and what is not. Money is something that you have to earn..so why not spend it on something that it worth it? That it what i plan to do.

Think about the $ before you spend it.