tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334522028323028738.post1639349460001895783..comments2023-04-05T05:07:42.699-07:00Comments on Head Over Heels... in Debt!: It figures...Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09179245806672061033noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334522028323028738.post-30600714665956655242010-11-17T18:54:40.774-08:002010-11-17T18:54:40.774-08:00hmm... you know what? I have four kids and I don&...hmm... you know what? I have four kids and I don't even buy the stuff in those catalogs. I used to. Previously I felt obligated to buy one item per catalog, per kid.<br /><br />Eventually I started just stuffing them in the trash the second they come home. The kids are old enough now to understand what a rip-off the items are and how much I don't want to support the PTA (that sounds un-American, doesn't it?) because my husband once sat on the board and found out that they roll $30,000 over from year to year because they don't know what to do with it. What I'm getting around to is that I never ask anyone else to buy that stuff since I don't even consider it.<br /><br />If anyone dares approach me, I'm going to use your commenter's line, "I've already donated my allocated funds." LOL - that's a great one. It will leave people scratching their heads.444https://www.blogger.com/profile/18317761558076527630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334522028323028738.post-82965520512170429742010-11-11T17:40:27.183-08:002010-11-11T17:40:27.183-08:00Fortunately, all of my coworkers know I'm aggr...Fortunately, all of my coworkers know I'm aggressively working to pay off my debt, so they don't even approach me with that stuff.<br /><br />But since you don't want to tell your coworkers about your debt, I would simply say, "It's not in the budget" or "Ehhh, I really should spend anymore this month!" There are definitely ways around spelling out your money history for them. Good luck! I'm glad this isn't something I have to deal with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334522028323028738.post-16408815755882680842010-09-30T20:43:12.443-07:002010-09-30T20:43:12.443-07:00Sometimes I do buy something because, I set asside...Sometimes I do buy something because, I set asside money to give each month. Otherwise I tell people "it's not in the budget" or "I have already donated my allocated funds". This may sound formal, but I work in purchasing. Many people know that I am agressively tackling debt. <br /><br />Over time it gets easierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com