I’ve just checked my credit card statement and there’s a total of just over R1000 in credit.
Can I tell you what that’s due to?
I returned things to 4 stores that I bought on impulse.
Apparently when I got home I just tossed them in a cupboard and forgot about them. Which means I really didn’t need or want them that badly, right?
Well, when I sorted out a shelf in my study and found all these new notebooks, unused, I hauled them out, found the cash slip and put them in a bag.
That sparked the fire.
I then quickly went around the house, hunting for unused goods still in their original packaging that had been bought in the last 2 months.
A few days later I went to the shops and returned all those things. All in about 45 minutes. Driving there and back put it at just under an hour.
One of those things was a gorgeous, gorgeous brown leather handbag…. drool…. except… I have no brown clothes that fit me at the moment so it’ll be some time before I need one.
And if I were to be 100% honest, I already have two brown handbags, one of them leather (bought in Malaysia).
My reason for returning all these items?
Not needed.
Which is true.
My challenge to you this weekend is this – go around your house and collect all the things you thought you needed but haven’t even opened, and take them back to the store for a credit refund.
Who’s up for the challenge? Post your intention in the comments.
I will pick one of you to get a free copy of my financial freedom e-course š
Ah, I wish I could join the challenge… but my finances are sooooo tight that I haven’t bought anything recently but basic groceries and true necessities ! LOL
I don’t have anything to return but I do have some things to sell. So, I will challenge myself to het those things posted for sale
Wow! What a good idea! You have inspired me to gather all the things I have that I have bought recently and do the same! I’m sure I bought them thinking it would relieve stress, depression or just because I thought I really needed it or just wanted it. I’ll bet getting a credit on my cards or money in my hand would feel even better!
Thank you sooo much! OK, now I’m all fired up, but it’s too late to go anywhere. I need to re-read this in the morning to get re-inspired!
Thanks again for all your wonderful advice and encouragement!
Loved this post. Over the past few weeks I have been walking through every single room in my house and looking out for unused stuff that can be turned into cash. So far I have sold 2 AMC pots (still in the box) that I bought as part of a set of 5 about 2 years ago. I made a cool R5k from that sale and used the proceeds to pay off AND close my Woollies account. The next thing I’m going to be selling is a keyboard and a guitar because I have 2 of each and really only need one of each. AFter that it’s going to be books and two pieces of furniture that I simply don’t like. I am also preparing my car in order to sell it as it is not being used and I don’t really need it at the moment.
About 2 weeks ago I found a whole pack of stationery items (also unused) that I returned to PNP. Value = R320. Luckily I still had the cash slip – I’m very bad with holding onto these. I have to say that since I’ve been doing this I feel so much lighter and somehow my house just looks so much “cleaner”.