I am a 'points' hoarder. As in pampers points, huggies points, american express points... you name it, i hoard it... i love points! i am the crazy person who spends money JUST to get more points!
and what do all of these points get me?!? well, that's my problem. i hoard them so much- to get the big stuff- that i hardly ever end up redeeming them; i just keep on saving and saving.
i have been doing pampers points since my oldest was born. i have over 2300 points. i can get some pretty good stuff for these points, yet i just keep entering my codes and saving "trash" (as my husband says when he sees my piles of wrappers with codes waiting to be entered) for what?! for nothing.
i have also noticed recently that i hoard gift cards. i have a gift card to restoration hardware (for a hefty amount) that we got as a housewarming gift FIVE years ago... it's still hanging on the fridge- in the same location i put it FIVE years ago!!! my husband gave me a (also hefty) gift card to a day spa when i was pregnant with the first baby... it is now four years later and that one is still in my wallet! What the heck!?! i JUST used a gift card to a restaurant that i got two birthdays ago... i currently have two amex gift cards in my wallet that i am "saving" for the perfect thing... but what is that perfect thing? why is it so hard for me to just go out and 'spend' these cards/points? so, this past weekend, i decided that i am making an effort to- NO- i'm going to make myself go through all of my drawers to find and USE gift cards, coupons, and especially now points!
Tonight, when i am done typing this, i am planning on going to my "rewards" headquarters and i am going to spend some points! i am going to redeem like it's nobody's business! i am going to get all the crap that i have coming to me! so watch out, points. you're all going down (literally!)
and tomorrow can begin a new day full of saving. from scratch. once again!
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