After I reached 75 pr of Western boots (good ones, too, rose Justins and blue Noconas…et al), he walked away in dismay.
But hey, I sold half of them and managed to organize 3 closets of shoes into (nearly) 2.

I have NO idea how I will deal with my shoes /coats / clothes in the Travco.

Thanks,

Jennifer

I appreciate all of the comments and none came across as harsh to me.

I am just feeling incredibly *grateful* that any of you would care! Thank you for that.

Jennifer

So ya ate the hot tomales…always seems like such a great idea but after a boxful you wonder, eh?

So ya bought some clothes…now you feel like *insert preferred word of the moment*. What are you going to do about it? You made a choice from a lot of choices…now you have a lot of choices so what are you going to chose to do? Skippymom was pretty straightfoward…However, I don’t think the issue is you not knowing what you are doing. Your issues are going to continue until you decide to change something…helluva lot easier said than done.

Bob – love your humor!

Oh Jen…there’s a poem that helped me for a while. Written by Portia Nelson – There’s a hole in my sidewalk.

Chapter 1
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost…I am helpless.
It isn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter 2
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I am in the same place.
But it isn’t my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 3
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in…it’s a habit.
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

Chapter 4
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

Chapter 5
I walk down another street.

Hope something I said helps…or nudges in some way or form.

Kari

To say I was disappointed would be an understatement.

Please don’t misunderstand me – I know my disappointment doesn’t have any bearing on your life or happiness – but I [and many others] WANT you to succeed.

This is not the way to go about it. Do you realize what you spent on those clothes today is what I spent on 2 teenagers for Christmas? With money to spare – and they received nice stuff, believe me.

To have $44,000 in CC debt [I still can't wrap myself around that - never will - jeesh - that is a NICE SUV - heck I paid $14,000 more for my first home in 1990.]and expecting to move into an RV in a few months just doesn’t seem to be doable – I know the house sale will pay off a large portion of it and you receive $5,000 in salary [I think you said] Why add to the debt – it takes away from what you can spend and enjoy on your trip.

Sorry if it sounds as though I am being mean – I am not, honest. And I know you don’t have kids, but I am incredulous when you talk of your dreams [RV/Artic Circle] and I realize we were able to support five kids on $10,000 less than you bring home a year with no credit card debt and we live in a very high income area, in a lovely home.

I am so afraid you are going to get into trouble on your trip and none of us wants that for you. I swear.

Please return it. You wll be glad you did in the future.

Sorry if I sounded harsh – Just know we support you.

I have been a lurker on you website for some time now and have enjoyed the ups and not so much the downs on your goal of purchasing your RV and heading to the Arctic Circle. I really thought you were making good decisions and heading in the right direction.

I think your decision to look at a Class C RV was a good one. It is smaller then the bigger Class A’s and should be much easier for you to drive. It will also enable you to camp in places that may be difficult for a larger Class A.

These are all positive decisions “until today’s post”. Why are you spending $546.89 on clothes online? You mentioned that you wear turtle necks every day so you decided to buy four of them. I bet if you looked in your closet you would probably find ten of them. I also bet you have plenty of expensive jeans as well. I don’t think there are too many people wearing designer jeans and jackets camped out at the Arctic Circle or any other RV park for that matter.

On Dec 7 you stated that you had $44,000 in credit card debt. It sure doesn’t look like you are trying to pay it down does it?

Do yourself a favor and return the clothes as soon as you receive them and then rip up those credit cards!!! You have set a goal of 115 days until you move into your RV. RV’s don’t have walk-in closets you know. Plus that $546 can go toward reducing your credit card debt, not increasing it.

I am pulling for you all the way to get to your goals and I think you will, but don’t slip, in trying to get there.

By the way my goal is to purchase an RV this year and begin fulltiming. Let’s hope we both acheive these goals we have set.

All the best,

Jim

I know the driveway needed a bit of gravel, and maybe it was a bargain on-line, but…

Jennifer? Hello? Are you in there?

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Bob

And deciding what to throw away is not so easy.

Yes, it’s true. You will find that living in an RV is a sure cure for compulsive shopping. It’s a self-limiting, naturally thrifty way of life.

Unless, of course, what you are compulsively buying is another RV. And another. And another. And that big one over there. It sure would go great with your jacket.

Bob