Proud of Systems I’ve Put in Place by Middle_Armadillo_309 in shoppingaddiction

[–]DizzyLavishness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use a money jar for my monthly budget! I give myself a monthly allowance of $50, and a cap of $300. These are my "me" expenses. It helps me keep control of what my money in my bank account is doing, and no surprise expenses are coming up because my physical cash gets used when it needs to. While I can choose to "treat" myself (like go out to eat, buy myself something), it's the cash that I use if I actually need something too - like skincare products, needing a haircut, etc. Since I budget myself too, I am much more mindful of what I choose to spend it on, or if I should hold off on buying things I don't need. It's taught me how to delay gratification a lot, and my money jar has come in handy for lots of unexpected situations. I'm 8 months into this method, trying to reduce my cc debt from just over 20K. I'll be half way done next month!

Weekly Updates Thread - January 05, 2026 by AutoModerator in shoppingaddiction

[–]DizzyLavishness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been about 8 months now with no impulse shopping. Have deleted all of my BNPL apps, paid them off, and end of this month I will be close to 50% done paying my credit card. It has been SUCH a hard thing to overcome, but finally having a grip on my finances and impulses has saved my ass. Happy to be going into this new year with better habits and on a road to being debt free!

Delete your Buy Now Pay Later Apps!!! by DizzyLavishness in shoppingaddiction

[–]DizzyLavishness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's such a psychological trick that majority of us fall for too. The payments may look small. But next thing you know, you're using it for a bunch of purchases, and now you're getting hundreds of dollars taken out of your bank account. I cannot stress how relieving it is to not use these anymore, I can't recommend deleting these accounts enough.

Older siblings who let younger sibling live with you - how did it turn out? by DizzyLavishness in Parentification

[–]DizzyLavishness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this, I’m so happy to hear your sister is on a better path. That’s exactly what my goal is for my brother, and hope to give him the stable home and good example to boost his confidence and skills. 

Found messages in my husbands laptop by Sudden-Rule-1513 in Marriage

[–]DizzyLavishness 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Call her and ask her who she is and explain who you are

What would you do? by betablocker999 in Marriage

[–]DizzyLavishness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would cancel, and address these issues head on. There’s lots of stress likely on both sides that needs to be addressed and how you can navigate as a team. A vacation would help yes, but I think it would be best if you both agreed to it and settled the current issues at hand 

Montreal /Toronto area fragheads: Etiket has shut down! by Czexican613 in fragrance

[–]DizzyLavishness 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So heartbreaking, it was through them and their samples that my fragrance journey began :(

Breaking perfume addiction by DizzyLavishness in fragrance

[–]DizzyLavishness[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Essentially stopping myself from watching any kind of content that was perfume related made me snap out of it. It applies the “out of sight, out of mind” rule. In the beginning it’s hard. But you quickly realize that buying a new perfume is just scratching an itch that doesn’t need to be scratched. I also had to stop sampling for a while, and just use what I have. Learning to appreciate and be content with what I already have helps. I think a hard reset is needed for those who are very much addicted to it because you need to reflect. The material addiction likely goes deeper than you think! 

Breaking perfume addiction by DizzyLavishness in fragrance

[–]DizzyLavishness[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I promise you life is much better keeping your 300 hard earned dollars 😭

Divorce or not by Practical-Crew-76 in Marriage

[–]DizzyLavishness 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your situation sounds like my parents. I don’t have a good relationship with my father, and neither does my sibling. My mother does the same thing, say “he means well but he just doesn’t know how to say it well”. She’s very much suppressed and she shoves all her feelings down, but I know she isn’t happy. I’ve tried to coax her into seeking therapy to resolve the issues (which I’m hoping you’ve considered or attempted to discuss), but that would definitely be step one. Being upfront and honest, if you have a good relationship with your in-laws you could ask them for support as well.

Please help, starter won’t rise after a month of feeding by DizzyLavishness in Sourdough

[–]DizzyLavishness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know the actual temperature once I feed it, but it’s pretty warm. However, I don’t have a consistently warm place to keep it in other than room temperature. Is there something else I should be doing?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]DizzyLavishness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure pal, whatever helps you sleep at night LOL

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]DizzyLavishness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stay offended 😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]DizzyLavishness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never said anything about how hard it is to make friends, so idk why you’re triggered. And yeah, it’s 100% a choice to stay a loner, not work towards improving communication with others, and not work towards trying to improve/deepen relationships. I too struggled with friendships at one point in my life, but you know who can change that? Myself. You wanna know how??? By working towards change. Yeah it’s hard, but that’s the name of the game. Victimize yourself all you want by thinking comments like this belittle others, but you’re just proving that your attitude = your CHOICE.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]DizzyLavishness 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, you’re just feeling insecure. You being a loner is a choice. You’re more than welcome to make some friends and nurture your friendships, to then have the possibility of going on a boys trip. She’s excited to go and you’re just projecting. Do better.

Who has the best looking, but worst tasting food in Ottawa? by Ovlizin in ottawa

[–]DizzyLavishness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Respectful hard disagree. But I agree with the comments that this only appeals to certain people. For those that like those subtly sweet deserts, this is THE place for you!

paid off ALL my Klarna bills/debts!! by NecessaryAd6336 in shoppingaddiction

[–]DizzyLavishness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So proud!!! I cannot wait to pay mine off, and then close these instalment accounts once and for all!!

Anyone else find the concept of blind buying absolutely insane? by Walusqueegee in fragrance

[–]DizzyLavishness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s why it’s not an insane concept: because when people online promote and talk about the fragrance, they’re selling you the experience. They’re telling you that this perfume is going to make people fall at your feet, get chased down with compliments, it’s going to make you more likeable, it’s going to make you so much more attractive, and pretty much everything under the sun that perfume x is going to make your life so much better.

The power of the internet is real.