On shopping right before rent is due
Yes, I did it. My rent that has been sitting in the bank for a week or so and I gouged into it.
The way money works for me is like so: JDawg pays two equal support payments each month on the first and fifteenth. Then, I get a few different sources of government assistance, being a low-income single mom, like rental assistance and child tax benefits. And every few months or so, I invoice my clients. All of these moneys work out so that the bulk of my income is in the last 10 days of the month – actually about 70% of it.
So the beginning of the month is ’spend it if ya got it’ time and thankfully, the end of the month is when most of the bills are due. But today, I stepped out of my normal spending spectrum to buy Isobel some size two clothes.
[Cuz we're going to start potty training next week. And we need big, easy-to-remove clothes. Like a size two is - she's wearing 12-18 and 18-24 months, right now.]
I spent $55 and she got to pick out some sale stuff. A touque, dress, cardigan, tunic, leggings and skirt later, I am fully immersed in PINK.
And I feel like I spend smartly, but still shouldn’t have spent. The guilt, sometimes kills me. Though…
I stopped myself from selling out and getting her a $45 kick-ass army green pea-length winter coat cuz a) it was $45 and b) it had faux fur on the hood. We don’t do fur – real or not. But then again…we never used to do commercial children’s characters, either, or PINK.
I’ve sold out. Toddler-styles.
Pride, Pee and the Pursuit of Rent.
Shopping
On Mei Onus
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Yay for pink! I hope you post pictures of the good finds – sounds cute!
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I don’t do real fur. But fake is sooo cute in those winter shots. Along the hood against pink cheeks. Or along the top of boots against white tights. I’ve never gone out looking for it, and damnitt now I don’t think I can think of anything they currently own that has fake fur on it but there’s something damnitt unless I’m picturing a gap ad I saw somewhere.
*sigh* I’m almost ready for winter now. And I hate the cold.
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If you have to sell out, at least it’s for your child. Which is a good thing.
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Okay, first of all, I ♥ the new design over here. LOVE.
Second, I’m totally going to spend money I don’t have because for the first time ever, we need winter clothes and Oh. My. Life. They’re too cute to NOT buy.
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The guilt? I feel that ALL the time. Most especially though if it’s for me. Even when it’s using money for me to eat.
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I remember having little girls. It was so hard not to buy ALL the cute little clothes.
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I’m wearing my trendy Ben Sherman pink shirt today. I look good in pink
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The first time I bought something with a princess character on it, I cried. I vowed NEVER to give in.
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well… you did let her choose…
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Sweetie, I have a ton of clothes in that size. Molls is growing like a weed. I was going to donate it somewhere. Some of the stuff is truly beautiful. Send me an e-mail if you want it. I know some people are anti-hand-me-downs. I love em. But, I’d love to know that someone is getting good use out of them.
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I had to sell out toddler style the day I started letting Allie pick out her clothing from the store, and since I let my mom buy clothing for her frequently. It is all pink and puffy and such.
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There’s so much pink in the Princess’ closet that it looks like a fairy barfed in there. But she’s happy, so I’m happy. And everything coordinates, so there’s a bonus.
I did, however, buy her the most beautiful knit dress at the Gap yesterday that’s all in fall colours – browns, oranges, greens, with a little pink thrown in. (Ok, that description doesn’t do it justice, but it is beautiful!)
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I hate to say it, but it was bound to happen. PINK.
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