Comments on: Sad Shopping

By: Tracy J

Tracy J — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:55:27 +0000

maybe my brother-in-law is sad? ….. he is buying a NEW truck today because the old (paid for) one needs an exhaust…. (!)
I am freaked out buying a new pair of shoes even when the old ones have the soles flopping off, and he is getting into their overdraft ANOTHER $26G over a backfiring noise? He must be very sad indeed.
PS Gail, the intervention idea fizzled, they seem happy to spend themselves into agony.

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:46:52 +0000

I’ve realized that a lot of the “stuff” I’ve purchased over the years is because I’ve been sad or depressed, wants becoming needs and still not feeling content or “complete”. Since I moved north almost two years ago, I haven’t watched news since and have recently severely started limiting my TV watching. I honestly can’t think of a darn thing that I WANT (from Outside), so I’m obviously pretty darned content with what I currently have. I have a life I can afford (although I’m still working a little on that) and everything I have makes me happy: my job, my friends, my extra-curricular activities, my surroundings, my little apartment, my beautiful cats…

Glenda, I’m really sorry to hear your SIL is in such a depressed state. It sounds like it’s time for some type of intervention before things get even worse. Depression is a serious thing.

By: Glenda

Glenda — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:10:54 +0000

My depressed sister in law has shopped her family out of a nice home and into living in a camper, not a trailer, but a camper. She quit her job and exclusively shops and looks for stuff they “need.” I have to admit I like nice things too but I don’t want to have to live in a camper just so I can wear $300.00 shoes to make myself feel better!!

By: Frugal Trenches

Frugal Trenches — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:24:31 +0000

I blogged about something very similar yesterday!
Great post!

By: kristin

kristin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:19:29 +0000

rich in what?
how much of which currency?

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:16:21 +0000

Mae West said it best: “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor - and honey, rich is better.”

By: Mikey

Mikey — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:26:54 +0000

Money can’t buy happiness, but it lets you be unhappy in nicer places.

By: dinah

dinah — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:43:59 +0000

it’s true, you spend so much when you’re sad and down and depressed. i konw i did. i went out every night and bought so much stuff (ie. “the-i-just-broke-up-with-my-boyfriend-so-i-deserve-x” stuff) and so much money was spent!

even now, i’m having a bad week and all i want to do is go out and buy a new outfit…but i’m resisting.

By: Melaniesd

Melaniesd — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:55:28 +0000

I’m learning to take out my frustrations on exercise instead of food or my credit cards. A walk listening to your favourite tunes can really help.

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:37:39 +0000

Gail, I must say that you are right. I had been unhappy for some few years. So despite that I lived with parents and should have saved tons of money from rent, I spent much more than I should — coffee at Starbucks, eat out, etc. I moved out from my parents 2 years ago and only then did I get serious about paying off my student loans. Only then could I “find” the extra money to do so!

Next year I should be debt free and I don’t fancy getting into a huge debt again unless it’s to buy a property, which I don’t think I would do for a few years at least.