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BuyWhatYouLove

Iudtobeashopaholic.

Howmanyofuscanrelatetothatstatement?Yet,whenSaturday

rollsaround,offwegotothenearestboutiqueorshoppingmallto

buymoreclothes,things,andposssionsthatwereallyaren't

evensureweneedorwant.

"ButitwasonSALE..."isoftenoneofthebiggestdefensweu

tojustifyourshoppinghabitsandexpenditures.

Assomeonewhotrulyhasbeenashop-a-holic(yes,Ioncespent

$10,000inonetwomonthperiodonclothes--myMasterCard

enteredtheMasterCardhall-of-fameforthatone!)Icantellyou

thatbuyingsomethingjustbecauitis"onsale"isnotagood

reasonformakingapurcha.

IspentfarmoremoneythanIneededtosimplybecauastore

wasgoingoutofbusinessandhadtoomanygreatdealstopassup.

ButatwhatcostdidIdothis?IfIhadinvestedmymoneyinreal

estate,Icouldhaveboughttentimestheamountofclothesjust

,howmanystarving,hungrypeoplecouldI

havefed,ifIhaddonatedthatmoney,instead?DidIneedthe

clothes?dyhadnumeroussuits,ties,andshirts

thatIhardlyworemorethanonceayear.

So,ifyou'refindingyourlfnoddingandsaying,"hmm...yes,IDO

havealotofshoesIrarelywear....yes,IdohavemorethanI

need..."thenhereareafewbasicguidelinestohelpbreakthe

patternandstartcreatingtheproactivelifeonpurpowithour

elegant--yetSIMPLElifestyleweek:

themost

importantguideline.

somethingnew,andhavesomethinglikeitalready,then

theoldersomethingmustbedonated,givenaway,orthrownaway.

Thisisabasicofclutterclearingthatwhenoverlookedcreatesan

abundanceofstuffwenolongerneedclutteringupourlives.

edit,buyitifitisonsale,ifpossible,butdonotletthat

r,buyconsumables,furniture,

andotherthingswhichstayinstylelongerattheendofasons,

andbuyclothingwhichfadesfromstyleatthebeginningofthe

tobuymuchlessofthe"fashiontrend"typeof

clothingandmuchmoreofstyleswhichwillbestayingaroundfora

longertime,sowecanmaximizeourclothinginvestment.

ven'twornitinayear,thenconsidergettingridofit.

theproblemswithclothingandfitcould

,takeoutfitstothe

tailorforfittinganytimewe'

ensomeonewithadoublebreastedsuitwiththebuttoninthe

wrongplace?Orasuitthatpinchesinthemiddle?Adressthatfits

funny?Whynotgetittailoredprofessionallysowecanlookourbest?

Thatiswhateleganceisallabout,isn'tit?

venotudanitem(furniture,gadget,etc.)forovera

year,considerdonating,lling,orotherwigettingridoftheitem.

Therearesomeexceptionstothisguideline,ifcollectingacertain

itemisourpassion,butotherwi,thisisahealthyguidelineto

keepour"stuff"simplified.

buyinganything,alwaysask"DoIneedthis?DoILOVE

this?"Iftheansweris"no",thendon'tbuyit.

Aswestarttobuyproactively,withaplanforbringingnewthings

intoourlifeanddonatingorllingthothingswenolongerneed,

wewillfindyourlifewillbefarmorefreetospendthetimedoing

whatwelove,ratherthanbeingaslavetofashion.