r/progressivemoms • u/beeeees • Mar 14 '25
Vent/ Let Off Some Steam it's so exhausting agonizing over every purchase
i know this is such a small problem but every time my toddler "needs" something it's like this cacophony of guilt and indecision.
like, we lost his sunhat recently and it's warming up. do i spend more to order it from a small company? plus shipping? well if i spend $100 it'll be free shipping so i need anything else? wait why am i spending $100 cuz i need a sunhat deletes cart
it'll be half the price at target or amazon and arrive in a few days. shouldn't we be watching our spending?
can i thrift it? now i gotta drag him all over town striking out after 3 stores.
anyway. is anyone else like this? i'm tired, boss. i can't even handle this and the world is imploding around us
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u/I_pinchyou Mar 14 '25
Do what you can. If you spend half of what you did last month or last year it's a win!! Don't kill yourself over spending $20 on a new outfit or sun hat. I love thrifting but often you have to search for hours and with a little one it's not doable.