For Me, Spending Leads to More Spending
On Saturday, my husband and I finally bought a new mattress (pictures coming on Thursday!). While this purchase was badly needed and we snowflaked for months to buy it (OK, OK…we borrowed half from our vacation savings and are paying it back out of our next paycheck), I can’t quit obsessing about all the other things I need to buy to go with it.
After all, when you get a new mattress, you also need a new bed frame, a waterproof and allergen-resistant mattress pad, new pillows, pillow protectors, an upholstered headboard and a down comforter…right? So far, all I’ve purchased are the bed frame, mattress pad and pillow protectors, but look how beautiful this headboard is:
Too bad it costs almost as much as the mattress did! Sigh.
This seems to be a theme for me, and maybe it’s universal, but every time I buy something I have a strong urge to buy everything else I want at the same time.
Our home’s exterior is another example: We’re having the it painted in a few weeks, so naturally I want to replace the doors (definitely not happening though), door handles, house numbers and exterior lights.
I guess it makes sense that once you start improving something, you realize how much better it could be if you also did/bought ______. But for now, I’ve got to just cool my heels and be thankful I only have to spend two more nights on an uncomfortable mattress.
This post was included as an Editor’s Pick in the Carnival of Money Stories, hosted by Funny About Money.
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We just had kind of the same thing happen to us. We inherited a gorgeous bed from my hubby’s coworkers (he kept it as a guest bed but now he’s moving in with his girlfriend, so there’s no reason for him to have it). But now I want to get all kinds of new bedding and paint the bedroom and get some framed pictures, and so on and so on. At least the bed was free!!
Ahhhh this is my dream room! Right down to th glass lamps.
I did the exact same thing! Spending like that just comes hand in hand. We started off with a new, King size mattress instead of a Queen. Then I got this idea of painting the room and so on. Soon it turned into new furniture and new room decor! Finally I topped it off with new sheets from my favorite store-Elegant Linens (www.elegantlinenspc.com) Fine linens are my weak spot! I really can’t sleep on anything else. Anyways, my bedroom turned into a complete remodel…along with my bathroom! We spent a small fortune but I’m so satisfied!
LOL! Ain’t it the truth!!! Looks mighty gorgeous, though! And Pottery Barn stuff lasts forever, if that’s where you got it.
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