Shopoholic to Minimalist Mindset

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I remember the days so clearly where every waking moment of my life revolved around what I wore. It was important to me to be in ‘the perfect’ outfit because I wanted ‘them’ to notice me. Who is the ‘them’ to this day I have no idea. I carried around the limiting belief that my worth was attached to what I wore and I know that I am not the only out there that is slugging that heaviness around. I seriously thought that if I didn’t show up wearing exactly what I thought I should be, I was less than and it would leave me feeling uncomfortable in my clothing. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now what did this limiting belief create in me? A full on shopaholic before the age of 18. I started making my own money around 12, right after I took the babysitting course. Every penny (yep there were pennies back then) from there on out went to my wardrobe. To me shopping made me feel my best. I kept this spending mentality into my teens and then the big 18 hit. This was the best day because now I could apply for my very first credit card. FREE MONEY, I thought. This was 18 year old Erin’s dream. I had watched women use credit cards to buy bigger better things on TV and in the movies and I could not wait to join them. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can guess what happened from here, DEBT DEBT DEBT. I was in over my head. I spent most of my early 20’s trying to either avoid the credit bureau or trying to talk mySelf into putting my money towards my debt and not that new dress I</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">needed</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. I was so addicted to the instantaneous gratification I received when buying something new that the cycle continued.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nothing really stuck until one day I just had enough. I had no money, too many outfit options for my own good and let’s get real,  I wore the same things over and over again anyways. The cycle NEEDED to change. I had noticed the m