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I am prone to desiring things that are beyond my financial reach, or at least beyond what I'm willing to spend. Sometimes it's big-ticket items: cars, tropical vacations, houses that have a shorter list of needed repairs. Other times the price tag on my desire is smaller: a designer purse or a fancy pair of shoes. I'm a sucker for window-shopping the latest trends, caught between financial sensibility and a strong lust for the beautiful. I usually leave the mall empty-handed, laden not with shopping bags but with a sense of discontent.
