![]() ![]() While I know this number isn’t typical for everyone, I encourage you to take the time to really crunch the numbers for yourself. In 2016, we ditched our bad habits ( and downsized our house) which helped us to free up over $40,000 per year! –Yes, it is insane that we were wasting that much money every single year! If any of these are something you are struggling with, you can get info on how to help with all of them in my Free Shopaholic Survival Kit! Freeing up money Being too embarrassed to return stuff that you over-spent on.Telling yourself you just need “one more thing” to be happy.Since sharing my story I hear more and more from other people who have fallen into the same pitfalls of over-spending like I once did. However, when it came to our finances, my shopping habits were keeping us from all of those things. The things I truly wanted were things like traveling, having a good marriage, and being able to be home with my kids. I had forgotten about the big things I wanted for my life. ![]() For so long I just gave into shopping impulses. Although, it played a huge roll in it!Įverything changed the day our family decided we weren’t really living life on our terms. Let me start off by saying, I didn’t just stop buying clothes and instantly change my entire financial future. Get help with shopping addiction I want more than a full wardrobe If this is something you struggle with, grab my Free Shopaholic Survival Kit to get my 5 best tips for transitioning toward healthier spending habits. I’m so thankful to have gone through the process of simplifying my wardrobe and kicking my shopping addiction. Let me tell you, nothing sucks more than a closet full of a regret and an empty checking account. It was so easy to get caught up in the rush of spending and tossing items into my shopping cart - but the happy high was always short lived.įor so long I struggled with so much guilt, I didn’t want to wear the clothes I had bought, but I was also too ashamed to return them to the store. I think the day I found myself crouched in my closet, hanging my head in shame and not even wanting to wear the new clothes I had just bought was the first time I knew I had a shopping problem. Here is my story about why I stopped buying clothes for 3 years and how it changed my life and finances forever. ![]() It was not easy breaking this spending cycle that had become a habit, but it has been worth it every single day. Then, I stopped buying clothes for 3 years and it changed my life and finances forever. I even had a shoe club membership! My closet was jam-packed with fancy high heels and tons and tons of bargain clothes. If you would have told me 5 years ago that there would come a day that I would stop shopping completely, there is no way I would have believed you. ![]()
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