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Shop with Reason, Not Abandon.
July 2, 2012
My husband came up with a new guideline, as I was about to embark on a trip to Uber-Quaint Shopping Village: shop with reason, not abandon. Well, I did shop with reason. I saw a beautiful metal dragonfly sculpture that would look awesome above our headboard, a great necklace unlike any that I have, and…
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Sometimes It’s Cheaper to Keep than to Return.
June 27, 2012
I have a pricey lipstick that I bought from the Elegant Department Store at the Far Away Mall. I would really like to exchange it for a different color, especially since my Unshopping Rules prevent me from ever buying another one. I had to do the math, though. One trip to Far Away Mall = Lunch…
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When Negative is Positive.
June 26, 2012
It was hard to escape shopping today. I needed groceries, had promised the boys a bowling trip, and booked the babysitter so that I could run errands (and use the bathroom!) alone. As I planned my expenses, I started feeling guilty about the gel mani/pedi I’d booked for the day before our 2-week vacation. I…
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