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adies and gentlemen, this
is the truth. I have a closet
full of gorgeous shoes that
don’t fit anymore.
I think I’m mourning them.
Mourning my shoe size pre-ba-
by and the part of my life when
heels were worn daily.
Everything about my life and
body post-baby is just… different.
I know you understand.
With everything feeling different,
I feel like I have a closet full of
clothes and shoes that don’t fit
my new body or my new life.
And I want to binge shop, hard
core.
Take it all, I’m starting over.
This is especially embarrassing
because I’m a Money Coach.
I literally teach people how to
be comfortable with what they
have, curb shopping and opti-
mize their spending. And here
I am FIGHTING not to blow
my budget filling my closet with
more stuff. I’m confessing to you
so you know its normal, sooooo
normal.
Truth is, the desire to binge shop
is my money trigger.
A money trigger is a behavior
that causes you to spend in a way
that isn’t aligned with your true
needs.
I have done enough money work
to know that when I feel like I
HAVE to shop, there is some-
thing else going on that can’t be
fixed with new clothes. Since this
wasn’t my first money trigger
rodeo, I realized that my urge to
shop wasn’t about clothes (it nev-
er is). It was about me not feeling
great in my post-baby body.
Once I had that ah-ha moment
I was able to put together a plan
that solved my true problem.
Instead of a shopping spree, I
allocated money in my budget
for work out classes, started
shopping more at Whole Foods
and booked overdue self care
appointments. New clothes did
figure into the equation, but in a
more calculated way. I got rid of
some things, made a list of what
I needed and shopped to fill the
gaps. When I did shop, I was able
to do it guilt free, knowing I was
being smart about my spending
and satisfying a true need.
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