We have normalized an insane amount of mindless consumption, right? It’s sort of crazy when you stop to think about it. What always trips me up are the extra fun foods. I have a pretty good resistance to home decor because I find it overwhelming, but it’s the impulse health food & coffee that kill me. I do find that living in a place where shopping isn’t much fun due to not a ton of access, and having to think about the prospect of returning things dampens it quite a bit for me. I’ve never had an easier time budgeting than when we lived 55 miles from the closest Walmart/grocery store haha. Not that I recommend that, but it is amazing what you can figure out in between grocery trips.
Oh gosh, so true! Unfortunately, we have a Target less than five miles away and just about every other store you can think of, including amazing local coffee shops that are uber-hard to resist! But yes to the mindless consumption. It's so easy to walk into a store and suddenly need something you didn't even know existed five minutes prior 🫠.
Way to go! Have loved following along. 👏🏻👏🏻
We have normalized an insane amount of mindless consumption, right? It’s sort of crazy when you stop to think about it. What always trips me up are the extra fun foods. I have a pretty good resistance to home decor because I find it overwhelming, but it’s the impulse health food & coffee that kill me. I do find that living in a place where shopping isn’t much fun due to not a ton of access, and having to think about the prospect of returning things dampens it quite a bit for me. I’ve never had an easier time budgeting than when we lived 55 miles from the closest Walmart/grocery store haha. Not that I recommend that, but it is amazing what you can figure out in between grocery trips.
Oh gosh, so true! Unfortunately, we have a Target less than five miles away and just about every other store you can think of, including amazing local coffee shops that are uber-hard to resist! But yes to the mindless consumption. It's so easy to walk into a store and suddenly need something you didn't even know existed five minutes prior 🫠.