I purchased all my clothes in six 99 cent stores in and around or 15 minutes from where I live. I have tons of clothes (all in great shape - I have the knack to pick out clothes that look like they came from an expensive store and I love them all) and all are neat and organized in my bedroom closet, my side of the den closet and in my dresser draws and two hope chests. I purchased all these clothes at six 99 cent stores over a three and a half year period. But I have stopped buying clothes at these 99 cent stores and I am now just enjoy all the clothes I own. But because these clothes are 99 cent to $1.49 it is to tempting. So I need advice that I can use on myself where I have absolutely no desire to step foot in these six 99 cent stores and I can just enjoy the clothes I own.

One good thing now is that most if not all of their clothes now look 99 cent - they are crappy. But once-in-awhile one clothing item that is in very good shape and chic gets thrown in. I don't want to be tempted to even purchase that one item. The reason I know about this is because I do go browse there. But two days ago I purchased one sweater I could not resist. And three weeks ago a blazer.

And no giving my clothes away is not an option. I love all of them. I don't carry money with me any more (Except a dollar) so if I do go into these stores all I can do is browse. When I purchased those two items above I had more money with me that day because I needed to buy buttons (ones that go on jackets, blazers to close the jackets, blazers, etc) at one of the 99 cent stores and this 99 cent store had the sweater. The blazer I had the dollar and just wanted the blazer.

How can I break the habit of even going there and how do I break the habit of not caring what is in those stores. And how do I break the habit of feeling that that one item could be there and I don't want someone else to get it.

The only time I really go to these stores is when my mom is working and I am at home alone

When all the clothes were nice they got them from the dry cleaning stores because people forgot to pick them up. Now they really look like they came from Goodwill. So I am safe, but it is the once-in-awhile now that is still getting to me. Even though I make a conscious effect not to purchase except for those two slip ups.

If I buy any more now or sporadically in the future my closet will get messy and so will my bedroom and I really love being neat and organized.

So please help me not care, help me be able to carry money with me to buy other things and not feel I cannot carry money with me because I will not be able to control the urge to buy that once-in-awhile clothing item.

I only go to these stores when mom is working and I am looking for something to do.