The Big Sale

There is a promotion every weekend at my snowflaking job. A couple of Saturdays ago, it was the big "40 percent off of sale" sale. Well, come to find out even the employees (that meant me too) could take advantage of this promotion! I couldn't believe it. Now, you know I felt compelled to spend my hard earned money. I called my daughter and told her she had to come to the store. There might be something that she "needed". We made our purchases and left my store. Then she and I went to lunch. Then we went to the mall, the big W and the beauty supply store. Of course, we made more purchases. All in all it was an impulsive, expensive afternoon.

One would think that I would be kicking myself. In the past I would have felt like I had a shopping hangover. But guess what? I'm all right with it. Here's why. I had the cash to pay for it! Although I have to use the store credit card to get my discount, I was able to transfer the money from my regular savings to my checking and pay down the card. The total on the card was about $270. Then there was our lunch, the mall, and other purchases. That added up to about $300. Using that money to cover my impulsive spending day didn't impact my debt reduction plan at all. Having the cash to shop...priceless!