Minimalism

I think too often about not wanting stuff anymore. I wish that I could be that person. The one that doesn't feel the need to constantly acquire new stuff. But I am not that person. I am someone who loves to go to Target and just spend money...it doesn't even matter what it is. A shirt for one of my kids, an accent pillow, a candle, whatever. I don't want to be like that.
What I really want, more than anything, is to get my debt paid off. In full. To leave that part of myself behind. To become a minimalist. I want my kids to understand that what is important in life is the people in it and the memories you share, not a tee shirt.


So riddle me this...even though my biggest goal is to be debt-free and to get a nicer/newer/bigger home...why can't I tell myself that when I see a clearance rack?

What is it going to take for me to quit shopping?


I want nothing more than to get this part of my life all straightened out. I want to be the minimalist.


Help.