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Stop Buying Things You Regret
Stop Wasting Money on These 10 Things — An Ex-Shopaholic’s Honest Advice
I learned the hard way that some purchases just aren’t worth the money
#1. My Shopaholic Recovery
7 years ago, I was an out-of-control shopaholic stuck in over $85,000 of debt.
But one day, sitting on the floor with a freshly opened box of my absolute dream boots in my lap, boots that cost more than my rent at the time and that I knew I absolutely couldn’t afford, I realized something needed to change.
Because if I continued the way I was going, then I was just going to be a broke girl cosplaying rich for the rest of my life.
A lot of nice things, but nothing to show for it. And it was that single moment that ended up taking me on a journey that would ultimately change my life.
And since sitting on the floor opening that fancy shoe box, I am now 100% debt-free.
I have completely transformed my relationship with shopping and myself, but it took making a lot of mistakes along the way to get there.
Today, I’m going to be sharing with you the 10 dumbest things I bought at the peak of my shopaholic era.
