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In The Red
http://www.inthered-alexis.blogspot.com
I’m a 40 year old recovering shopaholic who wracked up nearly £32,000 pounds in debt and realised that something had to give - and fast. So began a year of my life when I went completely cold turkey with consumerism and stopped shopping! In 2008, the account of that year - with all its trials and tribulations - was published as ‘In the Red - The Diary of a Recovering Shopaholic’. Now to mark the launch of the paperback edition and the 3rd anniversary of that fateful day when I put away my credit cards and started counting my cash, I’m starting this blog and hope you'll join me in the next stage of my 'recovery.
- Added on: May 17th, 2009
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Alexis Hall
- Listed in: Shopping Writing
- Tags: shopping diary debt shopaholic
Recent Posts
Perfect Presents
Just when you think you’ve seen the last of hospital wards…Kevin had to be rushed in this week with pains in his neck and chest, and difficulty breathing. After a lot of tests (him) and a lot of trying not to cry (me), he was diagnosed as having ...
Tress Stress
I’ve been fooled into a false economy with my follicles.Because I’ve been so busy lately (and trying to cut back on my spending) I opted to have my hair cut at a local salon, rather than my usual James Dun's House, where they throw in all kinds o...
Pants and Parrots
The lovely Liz is heading into hospital on Friday for her third (and hopefully final) spine operation and has had me laughing until it hurts with tales of her last two experiences.Her first op was at the very top of her spine and in the hours followi...
Boom & Bust Banking - Part II
I wrote earlier about my banking boom (paying off my massive loan) and now I’m going to write about my bust.Not the one that I religiously treat to Clarins gel each morning, although I have to admit that stuff works brilliantly…No, I'm talking ab...
You Don\'t Look A Day Older...
I've come to the conclusion that if you don't officially celebrate your birthday, then you don't officially have to add another year on to your age.Having missed my own 40th last year through ill health and having a very low key birthday this year th...
Boom & Bust Banking - Part I
I’ve been so preoccupied with playing nurse over the last few days, that a date I’d been waiting to celebrate for the last five years went by almost un-noticed.That date was the 6th November and it marked the last installment of a hefty loan I ha...
