Being an avid shopper/consumer, I inadvertantly found a way to curb my spending today. I had returned something and the clerk mentioned that I could checkout there if I had only ten things. The speculative shopping list I had brought was much longer than that, but in the interest of speedy cko, well, ten it was! I slashed my list considerably and wound up with I believe a grand total of eight items (thoroughly confusing the new person behind the customer service desk, but that's okay) and less damage overall to my wallet.
So, my realization was, if I told myself I should keep my items to 10 (I might crank it up to 20 if I am in grocery land) wherever I went that would be a timesaver and monetary saver to boot. I realize that many items fall into wants and not needs, but this probably allowed for a little bit of fudging about really needing granola bars, so I won't be too critical about it. I will be proud of my value pack granola bars and enjoy them on our TX roadtrip happening in about three weeks!
Other things: enjoyed cleaning out a bin, and did an excellent round of errands (pool, pharmacy, dry cleaner, library, post office) all before 1:00 PM. The post office visit allowed me to get those Star Wars stamps-beyond the best stamps ever!!!!
Also found my card supplies, yeah!!!!
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