I have a shopping addiction, but yet I manage to keep myself out of debt. I loathe to admit it, but my trigger is the 99 cent only store. I have never walked out of that store with less than three bags. Not only do I go to a store at least twice a week, but I will drive out of my way to go to one. I know all the 99 cent stores around me within a 20 mile radius. I do have my favorite stores that I like more than others due to my complex rating system.

It is embarrassing to admit that I frequent these stores so much. My family knows that I enjoy visiting these stores, but I'd hate to have my friends find out. The 99 cent store has so many wonderful things there, things you cannot live without. Yes, my closet is overflowing with things I cannot live without. Every single card I give out came from that store and most likely the present attached to the card. Would my friends think I am a cheapskate if they knew I frequent that store? Perhaps, but I always have a unique gift at a rather unique price. Many little "just because" gifts come from me, so maybe it is the thought that counts. And that count is 99 cents.