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My Name is Rebecca Christensen and I, am a Shopaholic

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     Okay lets just get one thing absolutely crystal clear here: I LOVE to shop! Even if I don't spend money I love walking into stores and arranging outfits which I think would look adorable on me or trying fragrances at Bath and Body Works and convincing myself I don't need that. I just love it all. That being said, I do have a job and I feel I am responsible with my money (as responsible as any 17 year old who still has mommy and daddy paying for all my needs can be), I make sure that I pay what I owe for my phone bill and the car insurance and then once that's done I put some money from every check into savings because crap happens and I don't want to worry about where am I going to get the money to replace my busted tire or to pay for the totally unexpected fees I encounter through school (the tire was fixed and schools done for now so my savings is untouched, yay!) So I feel comfortable when I spend money on that totally fab dress at Areopostale (the one store I NEVER leave empty handed... like today I went in just to look and came out with four new undershirts). Another thing is when I do splurge I feel immensely guilty about it, and lay off the shopping for a bit. Here's another downfall of mine when it comes to shopping: I am a huge sucker for sales. If I see SALE I have to go check it out and usually end up buying something. So imagine my joy when my favorite stores are having sales. I go crazy... here's what I've bought at Bath and Body Works since their Semi-Annual Sale started on Wednesday:

  • Bali Mango Full Size Bath Gel (this was a gift)
  • Bali Mango Full Size Lotion (also a gift)
  • Love Love Love Full Size Spray
  • Instant Hair Highlights in Honey Sweetheart (okay so I don't know why I bought this...)
  • Bronze Shimmer Fizz Body Mousse in Rome Honey Suckle Amore (again I don't know why)
  • Aromatherapy Sleep Body Wash in Black Chamomile (I have sleep issues plus this is supposed to help detox your body while you sleep! I need this black magic!)
  • Oak: For Men Full Size Body Lotion (not for me obviously... I bought it for my boyfriend)
  • TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT: $33.46 (this isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be!)
  • TOTAL AMOUNT SAVED: $56.51 (AWESOME! this is how I justify buying all that junk)
     See? Horrible, right? I still have to go back and get my friend's birthday presents! At least I am saving more than I spent and seeing that helps make me feel slightly better about buying stuff I don't need I'm not going to lie. The other stores weren't too bad... a bra I don't need at Victoria's Secret which was half off so I was all over that and at Areopostale today the buy one get two free on their tank tops. Ulta is another bad store for me... I've recently become obsessed with makeup even though I rarely will wear it because I feel I don't need to "enhance my beauty" I see buy two get two free and I find myself grabbing stuff I don't need just because I want three items and need one more for the deal to count... it's bad. 
     I guess the point of this article was to put it out there how bad my shopping habits are... or at least I think they're bad but it is just sales at least I don't just shop to shop I really only do go crazy if a sale is involved (or my cash budget is $200 but whatever). Reading this now makes me feel slightly better and makes it seem like maybe I'm not so spendy and terrible with shopping as I thought. :)

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