Things I can live without

Last Sunday I went out with my girlfriend. She asked me out to help her find a dress for a friend's wedding. We did have fun going to several stores to look and tried on plenty of dresses. Actually it was not tiring at all considering the fact that I have not been hunting for a dress since last year. The last time I went out to look for an evening dress I bought a nice leopard pattern long dress which made me look tall sexy and alluring...LOL..

I have been asked by friends to help them up looking for the right dress and I really didn't mind. In fact, I enjoyed it. I enjoyed going places to look for the right dress for them. They used to follow me out for shopping and would readily asked me what do I have in mind to wear for the next party?? christmas???.. One girlfriend even scanned through my closet and bought a top right out of my closet and she announced how convenient it was to just buy one from a friend's closet.LOL.. I must have had a fashion sense since back then..;P

I do love picking out dresses and have always had in mind to maybe have a store one day. Maybe :)

Back to the story, luckily it didn't take us a long time to find the red dress my friend was looking for. It fitted her perfectly. Thank God.

But, my real quest for that day was actually practicing the new lesson I just learned from Gary Chapman. It was a actually a sharing he wrote in his book as I have reviewed earlier (see HERE). Although the book was much on a marriage, it did teach on the economic or financial side.

He shared about how he and his wife often went to the stores looking at stuff and talked with each other of the various stuff displayed that they both can actually live without. While others went out from the stores after purchasing stuff, they on the other hand, happily headed out from the stores sometimes purchasing nothing but totally at peace and happy with themselves.They realized they can actually live without much of the stuff people usually bought.It must have been quiet an enlightenment.

Having that in mind, I went out that day with my friend testing myself if I could do what Gary Chapman and his wife can do. I roamed through things, tempted by many but fortunately my conviction stayed firmly in my mind and I did not waste a single cent on "Things I can live without'" sort of stuff.

To affirm my commitment to stay focus on my goal in not spending on unnecessary stuff, I shared that belief with my friend. Of course I was careful with my words. I just told her how some people managed to live without hoarding themselves with unnecessary stuff.

I feel happy that way. I am convinced that things don't buy us happiness. It only gives us temporary excitement. It is probably right, if we are inclined to use money, invest it on experience or education. Experience would expand our knowledge and so is education. In the long run, it presented us with a better prospect for the future.

Happy shopping and careful with your spending habits ya! :)