Chapter 43 ★April 1 changes the way of shopping

If you're having a hard time controlling your urges, make your purchases a little more difficult.Like: leave cash, checkbooks, and credit cards at home and go shopping. For many people, shopping is simply a no-nonsense habit.However, the best way to change a habit is to replace it with another behavior.You can make a list of alternatives to shopping on paper, so that next time your urge to buy is high, you can use this method instead of shopping. For example, going for a walk, meeting up with friends, going to the library, or taking a cold shower—anything that stops you from making an impulse buy can be effective.Perhaps, at the beginning, you will feel deprived of the fun of shopping. In the end, when you are no longer forced to go shopping, you will definitely feel an indescribable sense of relief.

Use a companion to help you.If there are some things that you really think you must buy, find a friend who understands your shopping habits to go with you. It is best if this friend can understand your desire to buy and help you change your buying habits.When you're shopping, have your friends alert you to your purchases, so you only buy what you really need.However, one thing to be sure of is: you have to pick the right friends.Although, I often go shopping with friends, we pay attention to each other's purchases and avoid buying things that neither of us needs.In this way, we can modify our spending habits.

Try paying by check.Of course, this method is more troublesome than paying cash and credit cards, but it also prompts you to make more considerations to avoid being influenced by impulse and losing your mind.Furthermore, this practice can also let you know: how are you spending?Where is your money spent? Practice looking at any ad with a critical, critical eye.This is the best training for shopaholics. Once this training wears off in your life, you have to start all over again, making yourself hostile to advertising.Otherwise, you have fallen into the trick of the advertiser again.If you go on like this, one day you will understand how easy it is for advertisers to search for the money in your pocket.So, always be hostile to advertising!