the end of the guilt.

This is to all those people who feel guilty about spending too much on that one special item. Be it shoes, a dress, a hat or in my case a $300 skirt. I have a new system to ease the guilt for purchases such as these , because let's face it, at times you just have to splurge!
From now on, everytime I recieve a compliment from someone about a splurge item, I deduct one "compliment dollar" from the amount it cost me. For example my dream skirt cost $300 and so far I think I recieved about 8 compliments (I have only worn it a couple of times) therefore in my mind it has only cost $292. Yes I have a long way to go to make up the difference but it all helps! And if I feel as though the compliment is from someone of importance or whose opinion I respect, I deduct $5. One of my compliments was in fact from a fashion designer so the total cost of my skirt to date is actually down to $288!
$1 or in some cases $5 is a small price to pay for all the self esteem your "compliment dollars" will buy you. Therefore your your guilt debt will be paid in no time!