We have city wide frontier dsl outages 2 or 3 times a month for 10 hours or more. I think they're trying to get us all to switch companies so they can stop taking care of the copper line dsl section of their company. Some of us have no alternatives though so we have to have dsl. I wish they'd stop causing these outages.
Walmart is out of Onn 4k boxes. I wanted to buy one for my sister so she wouldn't have to stay with roku.
My internet is down, 2 of my neighbors are down and my uncle 2 miles away is down. They want to send me a new modem. If it was my modem, all of us wouldn't be down.
My sister's birthday is coming up and I want to buy her a few things. Years ago we decided not to gift anymore. I'd be using credit to buy them and I don't know if she'd welcome gifts.
I often think how spoiled I am compared to my parents or grandmas. I buy whenever I get the slightest desire for something. I often think about taking all my payment info out and having my sister take my cards so I can't buy anything. I don't know how I would survive though. Am I spoiled beyond redemption? I've gotten out of the habit of writing in my notebook before and after buying. I don't know why since it was working. I guess I just didn't want to soul search before buying because I knew when I did, I wouldn't be able to buy usually.
That's a quote from Tracy McCubbin's Make space for happiness. It's quite easy to click and buy stuff for a short burst of dopamine but it doesn't last. Doing something that adds value to my life is a better investment of my time. The dopamine lasts longer. It's just catching myself then redirecting myself is a bit hard at first.
That's a line from April Benson's To buy or not to buy. It's the hardest thing about shopping addiction for me. I want to buy something that will make my life different instead of doing the hard work to change.