By J. Money

(Guest Post by Adria Saracino, a pretty sweet personal *fashion* blogger ;))

I used to buy a lot of $hit.

A self-proclaimed shopaholic, I was addicted to spending an insane amount of money. My poisons of choice? Fashion and home décor.

Budgets weren’t really an option in my mind. I’d look at my bank account, see it wasn’t negative, and say “let’s do this” to every piece of fashion and home accessory I saw. If I didn’t have the money I would put it on my credit card and vow to pay it off on my next paycheck.

That rarely happened. Rather, I’d pay some of the bills off just to justify buying even more the next time around. I rewarded my payments with buying more. It was an endless cycle I knew was destructive, but I couldn’t stop.

It wasn’t until I... More...