You’re not the only one! I recently surveyed my Facebook fans and the overwhelming response to why they haven’t bought yet was due to being able to justify the purchase.<\/em><\/p>\n I know how you feel!\u00a0 I have spent the last few weeks looking at a pair of trainers for my holiday, not a super expensive pair, but not exactly from the budget range either. I can think of hundreds of reason why buying them is not a good idea….<\/p>\n I could go on and on and on listing all the reasons why I have talked myself\u00a0out of\u00a0buying the trainers (which are only \u00a340, not exactly a massive amount when some people have trainers worth \u00a3100s!).<\/p>\n Now, with my background being in psychology I started thinking about this and I started to wonder why I really<\/em> couldn’t bring myself to buy the shoes. It isn’t money, I have some cash in the bank, not a lot, but enough to cover the cost of the trainers and have some left for an emergency. I’m still not quite sure why I put up so many barriers to spending money on myself, I think it’s just an inbuilt thing that us women do (my husband doesn’t seem to have the same problem!).\u00a0 \u00a0Maybe it’s a sense of inadequacy because we usually don’t earn as much or contribute as much financially? I don’t know.<\/p>\n One thing is\u00a0for sure, now that I have thought a bit more rationally about it, and realised that all of my excuses are actually quite ridiculous I now can’t justify NOT buying the shoes! Are you making the same irrational excuses about an item you’ve had your eye on for ages?\u00a0 I challenge you to go an make that purchase right now, whilst your rational mind is still in charge!<\/p>\n www.lastingtouch.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n So, you’ve seen a gorgeous piece of keepsake jewellery that you’ve fallen in love with.\u00a0\u00a0 It would make you so happy to have those precious prints with you all the time.\u00a0\u00a0 But somehow you just can’t justify buying it. Sound … Continue reading
\nI have already been out and bought my kids new trainers for the trip (which will involve a lot of walking!), so why am I having so much trouble purchasing a pair for myself?<\/p>\n\n
\nIt isn’t that I\u00a0am being selfish, after all I only just bought my kids new trainers and if I am honest I buy them new stuff all the time, they are pretty spoiled really!
\nI do earn less than I used to, that is true. But actually if I am honest I am still using it as an excuse! I haven’t bought myself\u00a0anything in absolutely ages!
\nIt isn’t even because the car might break down, it’s not like I\u00a0am going to spend every last penny in my account and even if it\u00a0the car did land me with a huge bill,\u00a0I can find the money from somewhere, even if I have to get a bank loan or borrow it from my dad!<\/p>\n
\nSo guess what, I’m off to order them now \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 In a month’s time I’ll have forgotten I was so worried about spending \u00a340, but I’ll have my lovely comfy trainers for a long time after.<\/p>\n![\"Detailed](\"https:\/\/www.lastingtouch.co.uk\/prodimages\/small%20hand%20heart%20small.jpg\")
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