Avoiding the "Pitch"

I feel like a huge financial weight has been lifted!

Now, I'll be the first to tell you that I don't usually make snap decisions, but if you dangle a "great" deal on dancing lessons in front of me then you've hit my weakness.

What started out as a deal on lessons soon turned into something that was going to swallow my bank account whole! I hadn't officially signed anything on the dotted line yet, but just my interest in the deal seemed to have spawned the idea that I was committed one hundred percent. I started getting nervous. The amount they wanted me to pay was substantial and I started worrying that somehow I was already committed and that it was going to be impossible to back out.

I did a lot of praying in the car ride over to talk one last time about my "deal". I typically get caught up in trying to please people and forget that I should be able to set the parameters since I am the customer. Right? So I prayed for strength and guidance and laid all the cards out on the table.

The Lord must have heard my prayers, because they listened with understanding and fixed everything immediately. No more large sum due! I was so nervous that they would try to hit me up for some other "amazing dance package" and that I wouldn't be able to get out of the mess I had created by not asking enough questions to begin with.

I don't do well when I feel like I'm being pressured into something and unfortunately I usually cave into whatever the offer is. Especially when it's something I'm passionate about. But I stood my ground, with a lot of help, and successfully made it out of what could have really ruined my bank account for good.