Do you ever go overboard buying stuff for yourself?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (205772)
Walnut Creek, California
June 9, 2017 9:37am CST
I know that money cant buy love (well, actually it can, but that's another story), but I very occasionally go on these incredible spending sprees, buying stuff for myself.
Just the other day I was in Walmart with a kid client when I spied a reading lamp that I really liked. It had an "old-schoolish" screen, except that each surface was shaped as a square, so it matched the Danish Modern aesthetic of my living space.
I splurged and bought it for $29! I put my old reading lamp near the dumpster for someone to grab, and then went over the top when we visited Big Five Sporting Goods and bought myself a nice pair of LA Gear sneakers for $22 (on sale).
I spend $51 dollars on myself for something other than food or guitars in one day! Have you ever done such a thing? What's funny is that I feel no guilt!
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34 responses
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
9 Jun 17
Sounds like you got practical stuff for yourself so I wouldn't say you went overboard. I do go overboard occasionally on books for myself but try to rein in my spending
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
9 Jun 17
Oh yes
I splurge all the time 
I love shopping it's quite dangerous.
That's a nice lamp though very modern!
I love shopping it's quite dangerous.
That's a nice lamp though very modern!1 person likes this
@TheHorse (205772)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jun 17
@infatuatedbby Does it remind you of my incredible Danish Modern speakers?
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, but I like shoes.
I have more, I like to pair shoes with my dresses or pants and I cannot resist when I see a nice pair of shoes on sale. The fact is that I have very small feet and at the end of the season my size is all the time for sale.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
10 Jun 17
Yup, it sounds like me when I go to Family Dollar and buy a pair of shoes for $8 @TheHorse . Or the local thrift store for a lamp for $20. Geez, we're big spenders, aren't we?
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@TheHorse (205772)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jun 17
@nanette64 I most enjoy doing things that don't cost a lot of money. But I do like the fact that my two main hobbies, music and woodworking, make money.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
11 Jun 17
@TheHorse One things for sure, if a guy wanted to hang around with me, he sure wouldn't have to spend much.
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@sublime03 (2339)
• Philippines
10 Jun 17
I cannot remember spending for myself with the last 3 years actually. Since I had my girls, I have been buying more for them than myself. But if I had to buy something for myself, it would most likely be a pair of nike. I love a pair of rubber shoes even if i'll just wear them to go to the grocery.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
9 Jun 17
Thats a good day Horse when you can spend only $51 on yourself.
A bargain.
I love that lamp so unusual.
No not anymore it has been a good few years since I bought anything for myself..just cant afford it.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
9 Jun 17
@TheHorse Yes sell stuff to buy stuff lol I know.
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@TheHorse (205772)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jun 17
@TiarasOceanView I am a wanton consumer!
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
10 Jun 17
I never have and have never really had enough money to go overboard with shopping for myself. I have had kids though that have made me waste money shopping for them!
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@TheHorse (205772)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jun 17
@cmoneyspinner Whew--I'm glad!
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@TheHorse (205772)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jun 17
@Courtlynn Sounds practical! My next over-the-top purchase may be a new swim suit.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
9 Jun 17
@TheHorse clothes, shampoos, body wash. Blankets. Even though hsve a bunch.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Jun 17
That's a good deal on name brand sneakers.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Jun 17
@TheHorse - I've been in one. My friend bought a bunch of tennis balls.
@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Jun 17
The only places I ever really go a little crazy is Amazon or Dollar Tree. Oh and sometimes the thrift store.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
9 Jun 17
@TheHorse Does your formula include toothpaste?
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@TheHorse (205772)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jun 17
@blitzfrick No, I tried toothpaste and it didn't work for me.
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
9 Jun 17
congrats 'n yer new lamp 'n sneakers! i rarely spend funds, but 't the hubs proddin' fer months, i finally caved'n. yepperz, i laid out some dough fer a 70-300mm lens fer my camera. been havin' a hankerin' fer one fer years 'n 'twas pleased the price now fer such's nearly 1/2.
i do feel guilty, but'm lovin' the pics such's gettin'.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
10 Jun 17
@TheHorse maybe? still runnin' circles'n my end, hon. i'll see if'n i can't find'ja a purty cacti'n bloom though, k? if'n ya saw my photo albums, ya'd faint. i'd been good 'bout puttin' 'em 'nto folders 'n then springtime came'n they're all by date. makes't d'fficult to track down what i need, lol.
@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jun 17
I have no extra finances now but when I lived in NYC in my younger days I used to love going on shopping sprees.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jun 17
@TheHorse I sure have and even more. If I could spend I would of course depending on what the items were and if I could use them.
