{"id":313,"date":"2013-03-05T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/?p=313"},"modified":"2013-03-05T15:04:48","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T15:04:48","slug":"no-shopping-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/no-shopping-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"NO SHOPPING CHALLENGE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/shopping.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-360 aligncenter\" alt=\"shopping\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/shopping.jpg\" width=\"418\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/shopping.jpg 418w, http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/shopping-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There have been SO many people that have told me that they are also doing a &#8220;no shopping&#8221; 2013 challenge for themselves, AWESOME!\u00a0 Now, I know that this is not because of me, but I am going to pretend it is because it makes me feel good, k? Thanks, you are too kind.\u00a0 I am telling you, this is a resolution that will teach you so much about yourself.\u00a0 It was one of the best things I ever did.\u00a0 We are two months into the new year and even though I have full shopping power now and my resolution is over,\u00a0 I had the hardest time even buying myself some new underwear this weekend, do I REALLY need these?\u00a0 Too much info? My bad.\u00a0 Let me tell you some of the revelations I had\u00a0 while upholding this resolution last year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sometimes I would shop because I was bored or trying to avoid tasks I did not want to do.<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes I would shop as a way of coping with something, instead of actually dealing with it.<\/li>\n<li>When I did not shop, I spent more time reading, writing, walking the dog, things that are good for my SOUL.<\/li>\n<li>I had a savings plan and actually KEPT TO IT for once in my life.\u00a0 And guess what?\u00a0 When I had to randomly put big bucks into my truck, I actually HAD it in my savings.<\/li>\n<li>I spent less time obsessing over my appearance and being shallow.\u00a0 People do not notice your clothes as much as you think.<\/li>\n<li>I need to invest in quality clothes instead of buying crap, because once I started wearing things more than 2 times in a month they fell apart.<\/li>\n<li>I did LESS LAUNDRY.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, I work REALLY hard for my money, so do I really want to continuously blow it on something material like clothes?\u00a0 Don&#8217;t get me wrong, clothes are important.\u00a0 I am a believer in dressing the part and being put together, but there is a fine line.\u00a0 I will start investing in quality items here and there but I will not buy every new pair of Nike&#8217;s that comes out or add $20 to my bill every time I go to target for ONE thing (Target is evil).\u00a0 We complain and complain that we have no money for this and no money for that, probably because that $8 top you pick up and those $18 shoes that you think are a steal oh and that little gadget that your sister would love but you forget to actually give it to her&#8230;all add up to A LOT OF MONEY over time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/NIKE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-361 aligncenter\" alt=\"NIKE\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/NIKE.jpg\" width=\"346\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I have a serious obsession with athletic shoes<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We all have enough.\u00a0 More than we need.\u00a0 Instead of going out and spending money on useless things, put it towards something awesome.\u00a0 Like a much needed vacation, to a friends charity, or heck just SAVE IT to be financially stable. Weird concept right?<\/p>\n<p>To all you challengers out there, YOU CAN DO IT!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; There have been SO many people that have told me that they are also doing a &#8220;no shopping&#8221; 2013 challenge for themselves, AWESOME!\u00a0 Now, I know that this is not because of me, but I am going to pretend it is because it makes me feel good, k? Thanks, you are too kind.\u00a0 I am telling you, this is a resolution that will teach you so much about yourself.\u00a0 It was one of the best things I ever did.\u00a0 We are two months into the new year and even though I have full shopping power now and my resolution is over,\u00a0 I had the hardest time even buying myself some new underwear this weekend, do I REALLY need these?\u00a0 Too much info? My bad.\u00a0 Let me tell you some of the revelations I had\u00a0 while upholding this resolution last year. Sometimes I would shop because I was bored or trying to avoid tasks I did not want to do. Sometimes I would shop as a way of coping with something, instead of actually dealing with it. When I did not shop, I spent more time reading, writing, walking the dog, things that are good for my SOUL. I had a savings plan and actually KEPT TO IT for once in my life.\u00a0 And guess what?\u00a0 When I had to randomly put big bucks into my truck, I actually HAD it in my savings. I spent less time obsessing over my appearance and being shallow.\u00a0 People do not notice your clothes as much as you think. I need to invest in quality clothes instead of buying crap, because once I started wearing things more than 2 times in a month they fell apart. I did LESS LAUNDRY. Also, I work REALLY hard for my money, so do I really want to continuously blow it on something material like clothes?\u00a0 Don&#8217;t get me wrong, clothes are important.\u00a0 I am a believer in dressing the part and being put together, but there is a fine line.\u00a0 I will start investing in quality items here and there but I will not buy every new pair of Nike&#8217;s that comes out or add $20 to my bill every time I go to target for ONE thing (Target is evil).\u00a0 We complain and complain that we have no money for this and no money for that, probably because that $8 top you pick up and those $18 shoes that you think are a steal oh and that little gadget that your sister would love but you forget to actually give it to her&#8230;all add up to A LOT OF MONEY over time. I have a serious obsession with athletic shoes &nbsp; We all have enough.\u00a0 More than we need.\u00a0 Instead of going out and spending money on useless things, put it towards something awesome.\u00a0 Like a much needed vacation, to a friends charity, or heck just SAVE IT to be financially stable. Weird concept right? To all you challengers out there, YOU CAN DO IT!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There have been SO many people that have told me that they are also doing a &quot;no shopping&quot; 2013 challenge for themselves, AWESOME! 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