I get myself in trouble when it comes to shopping.
My partner and I went to a marriage conference a few years ago, and one of the sessions was on finances. They speaker mentioned that there is usually one spender and one saver in each relationship. I am certainly the spender in my partner’s and my marriage. It is not good. I tend to overspend, and I am super glad that my partner is a saver because it actually helps to balance me out. My partner is always getting on to me for shopping too much. I just can’t help myself. Well, I can, however it’s not self-explanatory. I love shopping at thrift stores, even though I still end up going over budget even at second hand stores. My partner gets aggravated mostly because the things that I buy aren’t necessarily useful… He was not disappointed in my buys yeahterday though. I found a certainly nice space heater for five dollars at a local thrift store. He had mentioned several times to me that my good friend and I needed a space heater for our entrance area. It is closed in, however it is still certainly freezing in the dining room, and he does not like walking into a freezing entry area. I agreed with him that my good friend and I needed a new space heater, however when I told him how much it would cost, he changed his mind. He said that he would rather just be freezing than spend that much money on a space heater. Well, I got one for five dollars, so he can’t complain about that. I certainly like our new space heater. It works honestly well!