Shopping 101

Okay, so I am thinking, if I need to look for full time employment...I am going to add Personal Shopper to my resume.......now that is not to say I haven't had my brush with credit and debt..... 3 kids and one income (I'll let that speak for itself).....but even prior to that.... I have always been....what others would call a frugal shopper........just now, I have learned my lesson and even though I now have my own income, I would dare to say I am even more frugal than before........my motto is nothing over $10, $20 if it is unique or if you just can't find anything else as cute and cheaper and more than $20.......more than $20.......only if it is the only one on the planet and no one else will ever have it.......okay this may seem overboard, but with all the malls, big retail giants and yes, even second hand stores, why spend what you don't need to? The people in the mall know me as the sale rack lady.....I have no shame.....okay, some, but it definitely has nothing to do with shopping well, it may lead me to shop............. so, every day there is a need for a need........and every once in a while a need for a want..........but lets face it, material fancies usually only last a moment and even if the item lasts longer we usually grow out of it either physically or emotionally or both, pretty fast...... plus.....and there is a plus....when we don't spend the whole bag of loot on one item we are left with the opportunity to pass this item on when we are done with it to someone who will love it just as much as we did and then we can feel good about replacing it with a new love.....(if only.....oh forget it)..........now this to me is what I would consider along the lines of Yogic shopping.......of course when we get onto that subject it does make it a bit harder....we then must start thinking green, about what the product is made from....where the product came from, whom it was made by, is it fair trade, was there child labour involved and usually things of this nature tend to be of more expense, but I see that trend also evolving to come on line with what the consumer is looking for and my hope would be that soon we will be able to acquire all items at a reasonable and fair market value.........my days of (and believe me they were few and far between and go back to the days when I was only responsible (or not) for myself) my days of $150 jeans, $700 leather jackets and the like were over long ago....and the truth is I don't miss them...........today I spent the day at the mall, I got 5 items, 3 dresses, one evening dress for myself and 2 little girls dresses and not 1 item out of the 5 I bought was over $10, I would love to know if you could pick us out from the crowd as the low budget group.......and beyond that I was happier than a pig in ...........well you know..........so here are some tips for shopping on a budget....
always head straight to the sale racks first......... buy out of season...........don't buy what you don't need based solely on low price....... and first and foremost don't buy it, if you don't love it.....

I know, the same advice over and over again.......like they say if it ain't broke, don't fix it....... and if we ain't broke.........hopefully we won't need a fixing..........here's to abundance and happiness in every one's life as well as a little life's savings for the future....you know when all that shopping will be for you........or according to my sister (she's gonna kill me, or maybe just not invite me to dinner for a while), who just had her first grandchild and shops in Buffalo like she is just going up the street to Wall Mart.....this one is from Nana and Grandpa....this one from Auntie ......this one from.....you get the picture...baby's, who can help it........by the way that was one of my five items.......and I don't even have a little one of my own....I know look out if I become a grandmother.....I may never see retirement........anyway the point for those who care.......
a penny saved is a penny to spend another day........and that day will come, tomorrow........
don't let all your pennies go to the tax man......I'm just not sure if they know what to do with them......or if they are as frugal......

Namaste