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Originally Posted by Trippin2.0
one word comes to mind at this poin.... Wow.
Keep us updated on T's thoughts. I know alot of people who shop to self- sooth hammy, my friend is upset over her puny annual increase, so upset that she has a strong need for a pair of R3000.00 designer shoes she CANNOT afford, but WILL purchase on Saturday. And yes, quite a few buy useless stuff, pretty shoes that would never fit ( because it's pretty) , household gadgets that gather dust, tupperware, cupboards full of bowls and containers that serve no purpose, and so forth......These peeps would undoubtedly go overboard were they financially able to...
So while I don't question the reality of manic spending, I do wonder about the specific criteria....
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All that you are mentioning resonates with me. Not the Tupperware brand itself, but just clear plastic containers from the Dollar store. In the early 2000, way before the dx. I had NO money - we lived on ex' SSDI and my little tutoring and interpreting income at the time (which was tiny, really, just a few hours a week), but I would go to the Dollar store and buy endless plastic containers. I still have not donated all of them.
I have never bought anything designer brand expensive, but the QUANTITY of purchases did amount to a lot. When Maria went to Kindergarten, the library at her public school held the usual annual book fair. I purchased books for $600! Won a prize for the biggest contribution from a parent, not that I tried to. Had plans to read the books with the children, give them as gifts to other children, etc. And it was only several months after I got a decent job and we still had thousands of dollars in debt from the years of living on almost no income.