NOT-Buyers Remorse

There's only one thing that's worse than 

traditional buyers-remorse and that is ...

NOT-Buyers Remorse!! 

(scary Psycho-music is playing in my head, 

as it should be in yours.) #fact #science

 The struggle is real.

Missed out on this armoire for $29!

Because I couldn't answer the questions fast
enough I missed out on the armoire.
There are few second chances when you're
out treasure hunting.

 I can remember every single thing I should

have bought and did not.  Decades later I can

 still see them in my head and ask why. 

I can relate to Larry "Remember the time

 we passed a wicker couch by the side of the

 road and you said we'd pick it up on 

the way home?" He loves that story.

Why do I do this to myself? Why? 

Why? Because I talked myself out 

of it with logic. Crazy right!? 

You know the questions:

1. What are you going to do with it? 

2. Where are you going to put it?

3. Why do you need it? 

    (the dumbest of them all!)
4. What are you going to get rid of to make
     room for it?

5. Will it fit in the SUV or van?

    (keep this in mind with next car purchase)

6. It's too big, too small, too much money,

    needs work....on and on.

Sometimes Larry messes with my thinking 

and I second-guess my instincts. Though

 sometimes he does save me from my 

overly-enthusiastic self. He's gotten 

better at reading the signs; fast-talking, 

glassey-eyed, hyperboles, and protective

 circling. Do men understand this? I think not. 

Not buying whatever has obsessed me can

 lead to depression, sullenness and a general 

haunting malaise. I may never find that

(fill in the blank) again! It will be swirling 

around in my head all day...maybe forever. 

All of this could be avoided 

if I had just bought the thing! Now I'll buy 

something just to avoid the dreaded NBR

(NOT-Buyers Remorse). 

Sort of an insurance policy, therapy, if you will.

bought, used for 2 years then sold

On the plus side, 

nowadays I can always sell it again if it turns

 out to be a hideous mistake, or I just change

 my mind, usually for a small profit. 

Then I can go out and buy something else,

 and the fun continues. Buy-Sell-Repeat. 

trash day find chandie. found all shades
for $1.00 at garage sale. Keeper.

bought and sold

bought and sold

Thrifted vintage china cabinet

Still using HERE. May paint someday, 

or may sell someday. Keeping options open.

Didn't buy, could have $old. 

Bought $20 and sold $75

Bought $25 sold $125

 This buy-sell method has been working for 

years. It's how I pay for all my Craigslist, 

antiques shop, thrift store, garage sale finds. 

Hmmmm...I wonder if that antique pantry
 has sold on craigslist yet? $50. 

I'll go check and keep you posted.
Hope I didn't miss it. 

Cheers!

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