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By: Spring (or shoe?) fever « Well-Heeled, with a mission

Spring (or shoe?) fever « Well-Heeled, with a mission — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:23:04 +0000

[...] March 30, 2008 by wellheeled So about this clothing hiatus that is saving me C.A.S.H… [...]

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:54:40 +0000

Congrats…
I have been “good” although not as good as you.
Bought a camisole and cardigan sweater at Target a few weeks ago. Then had two Jcrew gift cards expiring. Tried to find something practical within the budget but couldn’t, really. So I threw in $40 of my own (out of a slowly growing clothes savings account) and got a really cute, classic jean skirt that I am very excited about.

Question, how did you create your save-o-meter.
Would like to do the same…

By: Camilla

Camilla — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:13:43 +0000

Too true Alec, and something to bear in mind when we think others are doing way better than us.
For example, i don’t drink, and the amount of people that say “oh my god you’re so goooood!” is huge because they think i must be exercising some immense willpower to avoid the stuff. Fact is i can’t stand alcohol, so it’s no effort at all.
So i guess sometimes it’s good to remember that not everyone is tempted by the same things, so when it seems everyone else is so much more controlled than us, they’re actually just being rampantly uncontrolled on other things instead! :~P

By: sjean

sjean — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:44:49 +0000

Great work! What do you do with your “extra” retirement savings that doesn’t fit into your Roth IRA?

By: quarterlifegirl

quarterlifegirl — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:01:13 +0000

Your willpower has left me amazed!! My weakness involves “treating” people to things. I usually blurt out things like “hey, lets do lunch…my treat!” before I realize what I’ve said. At least I usually have good company when that happens, hehe.

By: SavingDiva

SavingDiva — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:34:08 +0000

Congrats! I’ve unfortunately bought a lot of clothes, shoes and accessories already this year

By: Alec

Alec — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:29:32 +0000

It’s funny how everyone seems to have little weaknesses which are hard for other people to understand. I can’t understand how Camilla buys so many DVDs a month, and how Rachel can come out of a supermarket with 20 items instead of one, but they probably would think my shopping habits are strange. Perhaps this is something to keep in mind when we’re trying to take control of our financial weaknesses.

By: rachel @ master your card

rachel @ master your card — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:49:26 +0000

Well done on your fantastic willpower. I have a problem though – it is not clothing that I like buying but nice food – I can easily come out of a supermarket having bought 20 items instead of the one that I went on for.

By: thuy

thuy — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:55:35 +0000

I started reading your blog a few weeks ago, and it is great to see someone have the strength to save! being in my mid twenties, majority of my friends have pushed aside 401Ks for expensive trends. thanks for giving me hope that I too can not succumb to temptations to reach my ultimate goal have saving money.

By: ljkesler

ljkesler — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:48:36 +0000

I can’t believe you made it out of Target with so little. I was just discussing with a friend the other day how Target has a funny way of adding extra things to your cart while you’re in the store.

I haven’t bought any clothes/shoes/etc for myself since November, but I’m really looking forward to getting a new spring/summer dress in the next few weeks, but it’s more of a necessity than anything. I don’t think I can get by wearing the same dress to 2 weddings that are 1 week apart in the same circle of friends.

Congrats on your progress!

By: gildedbutterfly

gildedbutterfly — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:21:01 +0000

Wow! Congratulations! That’s a huge accomplishment.

And the progress may seem “slow and steady,” but you’re already 1/4 through your cash goal and almost to your retirement goal. You are WELL on your way. It’s just the 3rd inning itch you’ve got…You’ll get there!

By: Camilla

Camilla — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:51:17 +0000

Your will power is awesome! The equivalent for me is trying to get through a month without buying any dvds, and it’s not happened yet. Nnngg. Must… have.. more… shows!

Also, you mentioning the Save-O-Meters reminds me that i was going to ask you – where do you get the code for those? I keep seeing them everywhere, but my searches on Google are turning up nothing. I want some! I want to embed them in my Desktop so i can reminded of my progress every day.