Love of Shopping

During this time every year, I get the urge to go on a huge shopping spree. It probably has to do with the amazing sales that you can find between now and the New Year. Every commercial, newspaper flier, and email make it harder and harder to resist. And I don't even shop for just myself. I like to look for Christmas presents for my family, birthday presents for my sister, and this year baby shower/wedding gifts. But as a poor college student, I don't have the money to spend on everything I see. Therefore, I have to particular about what I shop for and how much I am willing to pay. Because of this, I have developed a system to determine what I get every year.

First, I figure out how much money I will have to shop. This means figuring out what I can sell my textbooks back for plus whatever other money I have set aside for this.

Then, I make a list of everything I NEED to get others. Included in this list: Christmas present for mom, present for dad, Birthday present for sister, and name exchange gifts for both my parents' families. I also go through and write down how much their gifts will cost so I know how much I have left to spend on myself.

Once this is done, I know what amount I have left to spend on myself. With that, I can start to make a list of what I want to get. Usually this list is at minimum 20 items, because I love to shop. I make sure it's listed from highest price to lowest too. This let's me see if it is worth it to get 1 expensive thing or several cheaper things.

After weighing all my options, I make the final decision and either order what I want from online or buy it in the store. This year, I have several items on my wish list. They include...









Those are just a few of the things on my list. Just writing this makes me wish Christmas and my Birthday were here already. Until next time, "There is no finish line."

~AJ