A bargain is only a bargain…if…you
need it! ~Bertha
I must admit…I’ve done it…it…being…buying something…that…I wasn’t
shopping for…that…I have a questionable
need for…simply because…it was there…and…it was…such a good deal…
Now…Bertha…has been quick to point out the fallacy of this…yes…that’s
the same…Bertha…who wouldn’t pass up
a shoe sale…on a dare…probably not even a double-dog dare…and…we all know…the
power of the double-dog…
Anyway…when I proudly display my
latest…good deal…she has started
asking me…these…stupid…hmmm…I mean…these questions…
Do
I need it…does it match anything I have…does it fit…do I love it…would I have
bought it at full price…
Then…like a dog with a bone…she
goes on…
What
about the cost…how does the 50% I paid…fit into my budget…and…she reminds me…$200
worth of bargains…is still $200…even…if
the receipt says I saved…$200…I still spent…$200…and…somehow…when it comes to
my bank balance…that ain’t really saving…
She’s right of course…and…I’m busted…as I remember the arm loads
of clearance clothes…still sporting tags…that I eventually gave away…because…they
either never fit…well…I meant to lose
weight…geez…or…I never found anything…just that shade…of…periwinkle…or…chartreuse…to
pull it off…and that…oh…I can always wear
it with black…doesn’t always get it either…
Bertha…says…it’s
actually part of living my truth…asking myself the…questions…as she calls them…before I make a
purchase…especially…an impulse purchase…and…if…the answers…are…no…then…putting it back on the rack…and…walking
away…
I have a feeling…I’m going to be
doing quite a bit of walking in the future…I wonder…will that count as exercise…hmmm…
Jane
