Shopalism

Don’t buy what you don’t need. We all have the tendency to live extravagantly and splurge on things we thought we wanted. It can be an expensive camera, overpriced shoes, designer bag, branded clothing. We all at one point—SPLURGE.

I was looking at my closet and I can find hundred stuffs that I bought that I am not even using. The thrill of going to outlets and stores are easier rather than going thru piles of unused merchandise. I am guilty of overbuying and wasting my money over these material things. If I look at what I have closely I bet it is more than what I need.

Oh well, it is never too late to change, right? I will try to spend my money on something worthwhile. Use it for travel or just simply save it. These are some tips I gathered online on ways to stay away from costly shopping spending spree:

1.) Carry around cash. It can be easy to overspend when you’re not seeing the full extent of your expenses. When you carry around cash, your payment is tangible.

2.) Stay away from online stores. If you are bored and found yourself looking at merchandise online. Consciously, click the “x” button and read something else. Shopping online is just a bad habit: easy access + convenience.

3.) Look forward to something else (aside from shopping!). When you’re drying yourself out the tendency is to look forward to the next shopping binge. If you find yourself doing this, stop and try to find something else to look forward to.

4.) Stay out of the mall. There are many other things you can do for fun aside from going to the mall. When you go there, it’s inevitable that you’ll spend money.


5.) Stay out of DISCOUNT signs. If you need to buy something important just get it, don’t go to discounted area and for sure you will end up getting something you don’t need at all.