Delores Liesner
Activating Faith in everyday life
Can I do it?
I got fed up yesterday. I bought something online which didn’t work. It cost me 20% to return it. If I’d purchased it locally, I could have tried it out and known how it functioned – either would not have purchased it, or would have returned it immediately. Last year I had credit identity stolen. That was not the first time for either of these incidences – so I quit.
Quit? Quit what? I quit using credit and shopping online. I’m doing it for a year with the hope that this will prove I don’t need the credit card, and don’t need to shop online. It may cost a few more pennies here and there to shop locally – or to substitute what I cannot find locally – but I’m willing to try. I don’t care if I don’t get points, and I don’t mind that I’ll get less emails (I’ve unsubscribed to all the sale ads to reduce temptation), and I don’t care if I can’t satisfy an order-it-now urge.
Simpledown is the new word for 2011.
I’ve “fasted” from shopping for 30 days and 90 days in the past as gifts for my hubby. I also did a one year fast from my (at that time) favorite clothing store. Interestingly enough, I no longer like to shop there. It seems that while I was in the habit, the sale prices seemed desirable, and now I wonder what on earth I was thinking. I’ve already created a chart to record the things I run out of that I might usually have ordered on the web. I’ll complete the former price, the new price wherever I find the item and compare at the end of the year if I really saved money or not. I know just not having the monthly stress will be a treat for the hubby.
I put this under mind, as in mind over matter, but it could also qualify under emotions, don’t you think?
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Be the Miracle! – with journaling pages
Delores Liesner: Author
American Christian Fiction Writers Association
Delores Liesner 
I am still hostage to our ONE credit card. Yes, we did cut-up all the others. That’s a start…Why is everything an emergency? When it’s really not… when you look back. I still have a pair of brand new silver shoes in my closet that have never been worn. $40 down the drain. Anyone need a size 7 silver open-toe, sandal dress shoe? My hope is to pay off this one credit card this time next year. Yes, of course it’s at it’s Max! But I am determined. 🙂
Hugs
Ann
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You can do anything you make up your mind to do.
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Trying again. Good luck
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