So... I'm only just realizing that whenever I buy something for myself, I'm weighed down by this guilty feeling. I haven't really noticed it before now, but now that I've been thinking about it I'm finding that it isn't something new or all that uncommon for me.
Right now, I want to buy an ukulele. I've always wanted to be able to play an instrument so bad, that sometimes I actually get depressed that I can't. Ukulele's have a bit to do with Hawaii's history/culture and I love EVERYTHING about Hawaii so it's not like I want it just because it'll be an easy instrument for me to start on. Plus, I can buy one for a rather inexpensive price and I've been seriously thinking about it for months now, so it's not like this is some sudden decision I'm just making on a whim.
YET, last night I was on eBay, found a good deal, I could hit the "but it now" button, it would be here within the week - and I'm hesitating.
I always have some sort of thought of why I shouldn't be buying something for myself. Whether the money I'm using is some I've earned or it's a gift, I feel like I shouldn't be spending it, I should be saving it. Or spending it on someone else - maybe someone's birthday is coming up.
I'm never just... fine with it.
Does anybody else have this problem?
How do you deal with it?
Does anybody else have this problem?
November 20th, 2011 at 06:31pm