There's been studies that show people get exposed to however many thousands of ads a day. We all think we are "too smart" to be tricked by advertisements. These days I find myself buying less simply because I'm more removed from marketing. But hopefully this advice will help keep you from feeling "the urge." I was never into "retail therapy" so my advice may be useless. Also, if he's really drunk, he won't be able to do the math in time. I don't know exactly what it is, but I think he can't get on to Amazon after 10 pm without doing three multiplication problems (properly) within a specified time-and this is a reminder to him to double-think what he's doing. She says she gets all the fun she used to get, and it's a lot cheaper.Īnother friend has set up his computer to require himself to do multiplication problems on the computer in certain situations. It's fun telling herself she can have any (one) thing she wants, and fantasizing about each of the things, and choosing her one favorite. Then she goes through the whole store again, taking all but one item back out of her cart and puts it back and buys only that one item. Now she still goes there, and she still goes through the whole store putting lots of things in her cart. You'll want to think ahead of time of what some good substitute activities might be.Ī friend of mine used to shop way too much at Target. I try to remind myself my real values and figure out something else to do that will keep me interested or get me out of the house or otherwise help me deal with whatever my problem is. When I'm thinking of going to the store, it's usually because I'm bored. Then of course buy smart - used, craigslist, etc, or watch for deals on new items because you learn to be patient. but maybe think about a significant amount of time that makes the purchase no longer an impulse buy. No guilt will be had from it, as I am confident they are no longer impulse buys, but things I would actually want. They have been on my want list for 6+ months, and so in December I will be treating myself and grabbing them. I can feel comfortable saving up and purchasing these items and not feeling like they were impulse buys. The rest I simply lost interest or decided I could go without them because I found substitutes. As of now, only 4 of them remain that have been there for 6+ months or longer. This year I added dozens of items to my list. As weeks and months go by, revisit the list occasionally and cross off items you feel you no longer need or have found a "workaround" for. Revisit the list everytime you get the urge to buy another item. I think I got this from the ERE book but can't remember for sure.Īny time I have the urge to buy a non-essential, I write down the item on a list along with the date that I felt I "needed" that item. I have one plan that has worked well for me over the last year.
When it comes to buying "stuff" - or non-essentials.
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