I'm very similar, and I do think it's a blessing not to be so wrapped up in the affluenza that's been running rampant the last while here in the U.S.
I recently took FrugalSon and TheGrrl to a mall for an inexpensive date. I did shop and bought my Mother's Day gift for my mom and my Mom's birthday gift, but only because everything from the big wrapped baskety Christmas perfume/lotiony stuff was 50% off and I couldn't get it much cheaper anywhere else. Other than that time it had probably been 15 years or more since I had been to a mall.
That day they walked around for a couple of hours. I bought my gifts and then exited and went to the library and checked out some books.
Why make yourself shop??? No, there are better ways to unwind. Take a walk. Read to a child. Help a senior citizen w/a repair.
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