I have actually made huge progress on my bedroom—like, it no longer looks like a blast zone! 🎉 Now it’s my bathroom and closet glaring at me from the corner of shame, waiting their turn.
But let’s talk about what I decided I must have: a fireplace. Not just any fireplace, mind you, but a faux French birdcage fancy fireplace. Normally these beauties run close to 3K, but after an embarrassing number of obsessive Googling hours (don’t ask, I won’t tell), I found one for under $500 with glowing reviews.
Here’s the twist: there are two options. One is the simple, perfect one I had originally planned for. The other is a massive version with glorious shelves I’m already mentally filling with treasures I don’t even own yet. The kicker? It’s only $30 more.
This, of course, completely disrupts my carefully crafted bedroom vision… but also, did I mention the shelves?!
Now, here’s where reality taps me on the shoulder. I’ve already spent my budget (and then some). Sure, I could sell more of my collections to cover it. Or, you know, lean into my best frenemy: Affirm, which is dangling 18 months of low-interest financing at me like a shiny toy.
Have you figured out yet that patience and self-control are not part of Bri’s star chart? I’m convinced my horoscope actually reads:
“Buys too much. Wants too much. It’s never enough. With eBay in the 10th house, Amazon rising in the east, and Mercari in retrograde—financial peace is not in your future.”
So yes, I know myself. The fireplace will be purchased. The only real question is: will it be cash or credit? 🔥