Needs and Wants

So our visa bill came the other day and my jaw hit the floor when I saw the balance!  I could not figure out how it could be that big … there must be a mistake!

After close scrutiny, of course there was no mistake and as usual, the majority of our expenses had gone on our credit card so we could get the points which resulted in another high balance.

I was positive there were many items on there that we could “cut out” so we sat down and went through the list together.  We discussed the “do we need it” versus “do we want it” for some of the items and thankfully we saw eye to eye on where we could make some changes.

Curious, I did a quick Twitter poll to find out if others thought a hair cut and a bit of product was a “need” or a “want” and the results were overwhelming.  It is a “need”.  Yay, every single respondent (they were all women but one) said it was a need and they had some excellent reasons too including:

“Totally a need. Looking good = feeling good = happier, more successful mom and professional. Reminds me I need a haircut! :)”

“Um, haircut’s a need, at least for me right now. Lotsa roots & way more gray hair than I realized I had…”

“I think is a need. We need to feel good to avoid the craziness to get to us! At least we are pretty hahaha”

The one conclusion we did make is that we could spend less money on eating out as well as coffees (although some of my Twitter friends felt that mochas were definitely a need at times too).  We are going to cash in some of our points and get ourselves a coffee maker.  Does anyone have any recommendations?

What are some of your needs and wants?  We would love to hear from you!

Sue
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Sue Sinclair, Chief Executive Mom, Raspberry Kids
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