I’ve got this list, you see.  It’s got all the things I’d like to buy written down on it.  Those items are then ranked. #1 for the things that I’m going to buy next, #2 for the next, on down to #100 which is my catchall for someday/maybe.  But being the bargain-hunter I am, I find it extremely hard to pass up a good deal.

So how am I dealing?  I’m trying really hard not to lose sight of those goals on my list.  When I feel myself tempted by an ad that I’m reading, I take a look at my list and remind myself of what my #1 goals are.  It’s worked okay so far, but there’s still that feeling of loss and worry that there’ll never be a deal as good again.  Then I remember that Christmas is coming up and the retailers will be trying just as hard to get people in the stores…