Welcome back to another article, one that I hope you can
resonate with (you know I keep it real!). I still don’t have the magic formula
for a one size fits all opening act for my articles. What a bummer… I know
right? But really who needs something generic when you can have something special
and extraordinary? Still working on delivering the extraordinary and when I
successfully figure out how to make it happen, you’ll be the first person to
know (I guarantee you!!!!)
Too much talk and not enough time to say all I have to say
and considering that time is money, I will get straight to the heart of my
post: Money!!!!! I used to tell my sister that “money is just paper” but it is
ironic how not having “paper” in your bank account or your wallet can make you
go from happy to depressive as soon as you open your mailbox.
Hit me with the
Rosé before I get the blues…
I feel like there is some sort of vortex where my
money disappears as soon as I get paid! It’s like playing hide and seek with my
paycheck except that once my money hides it’s all gone and I think I have
gotten sick of that game. So I stopped playing… And consolidating my checkbook and
bank account because quite franckly it is boring and the sight of how much
money I spend on things that do not make me happy and do not go on display in my
closet depress me even more. I was just tired of being jumped trying to live life as an adult.
current situation
So… I took another approach on money which I must admit put
me in a much worse position: I started shopping and treating myself as many
times as I can afford to. And one thing I can say about that is that it doesn’t happen often enough. However
when it happens I am like an addict in a crackhouse. My debit card is on fire and
my bank account drowning. Sounds familiar? You bet it does! I am not a heavy shopper
but I enjoy quality things you know… staples a.k.a designer. And when I say
designer, it is designer everything: clothes, bags, shoes, wallets, watches… And “OMG!
WHAT HAVE I DONE?!” is literally the question I ask myself once the adrenaline
from swiping my card and unboxing all I have paid is all settled down.
Me... After every single purchase I make, the most recent being a bag... Although the regrets lasted about 5 min... yeah whatever...
I do tend to think that I am in a toxic relationship with
money and shopping and although it has gotten better with the years there are
still relapse moments that do more damage than one swipe a week I swear… Know that
say that goes by “don’t go grocery shopping when you are hungry”? well here is
a better one “ Don’t go shopping when you bank account is loaded”… I mean if
you work you butt off like me but you’re still finding yourself drowning under
bills and want a break from the ridiculous overdraft fees charged by your bank
then this is the advice for you; but if you are rich please ignore that
suggestion (and *maybe* you can send
some “paper” my way acknowledging you have indeed “ignored” my suggestion… no?
well at least I tried).
I feel like for me shopping on a full bank account
gives me a freedom that I don’t have in reality. It is just a delusional moment
like being on bad acid where you feel like you’re invincible but the minute you
go home and open your mailbox the monologue between your inner rich self and
your in-reality broke self is on and about to go on until your next pay period.
And this is not even the worst part! Hold on it gets worst! The worst part is
the idea of looking all cute in all those designer stuff you bought but you can’t
wear it because you can’t go out because you are broke!!! Ironic right? I know…
I live that irony everyday…If I was getting a dollar every time I was broke I’d
probably be a millionaire and of course my sister would be a billionaire… I’ll
let that one sink for a minute…
If only scrap paper could turn into money or if we could
live off monopoly bills and turn them into IOUs… But who am I kidding.. Life is
not a wish granting factory…Well at least payday is coming so let’s toast to more bills and an even bigger monologue because my account is about to be loaded and we all know what that means…
Pretty sure maxing out my card comes first... So if you will excuse me... There is a ridiculous amount of designer goods waiting for me...
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