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LottaFire
PeaNut
PeaNut 555,986
May 2012
Posts: 471
Layouts: 0
|  Posted: 2/1/2013 8:36:55 PM
Got all the stuff I ordered & now I'm frozen until May. That doesn't include paper & ink for my Selphy. | |
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pastda3
AlienGreenPea
PeaNut 272,082
August 2006
Posts: 510
Layouts: 0
Loc: Midwest
 |  Posted: 2/1/2013 11:45:43 PM
Good luck! May seems like a long time away. I don't know if I would be able to last that long. |
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EllenPea
Pea with a Pen
PeaNut 70,644
February 2003
Posts: 19,329
Layouts: 783
Loc: Southern California
 | Posted: 2/2/2013 11:26:38 AM
I don't think I could do that. I froze myself from Jan. 20 until now, and I'm ready to buy again! |
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thepinkkitchen
PinkKitchenStudio
PeaNut 14,286
April 2001
Posts: 15,204
Layouts: 244
Loc: Louisville, Ky
 | Posted: 2/2/2013 11:27:17 AM
I don't think I can do that either, with a list of things I "need" a mile long |
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KBPea
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 395,153
October 2008
Posts: 9,916
Layouts: 135
Loc: Here
 | Posted: 2/2/2013 11:33:35 AM
Good luck! It's kind of fun challenging yourself to use up all the things you loved enough to buy before. Now just stay away from the enabling threads! | |
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mebarnet
I am not the Pea you are looking for
PeaNut 434,276
August 2009
Posts: 7,484
Layouts: 8
Loc: Tarpon Springs, Florida
 | Posted: 2/2/2013 11:50:53 AM
Good luck!
I was able to stay frozen for almost two years but I made a Realistic budget for myself! Although my "frozen" state is not so much about being frozen but staying within budget and using what I own rather than buying new. I have not once gone over my budget, am using a ton of stuff I own while still getting some new stuff and I am spending less than 1/4 of what I used to spend and I'm much happier with it!
It is sort of like a diet, not many people can just change their habits overnight, set realistic goals and you can do it! |
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mamashosh
Sugar Snap Pea
PeaNut 257,999
April 2006
Posts: 13,355
Layouts: 3
 | Posted: 2/2/2013 12:59:41 PM
Wow, that's tough. My friend and I are frozen for all luxury purchases (clothes, scrap stuff, magazines, books,etc) from Jan. 15th till March 1, and that feels hard. So many CHA releases out already that I want and may be hard to find by then. On the other hand, it feels good to use up some of my stash. And really, I did it as much for the psychological reasons as the financial ones---I was spending too much of my energy on shopping and didn't like that part of me. So good luck! |
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robkaynel
1 Pea, 2 Pea, Red Pea, Blue Pea
PeaNut 530,045
November 2011
Posts: 861
Layouts: 151
 | Posted: 2/2/2013 1:52:54 PM
Good luck! I was trying to freeze but still ended up spending a little, maybe 20% of what I would normally spend & some of that was $$ from selling stuff; so it still felt really good. I have also been using alot of older stuff & getting alot more pages done since I haven't been shopping. Now if I could only quit peaing | |
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