How to Stop Shopping So Much
Why do we shop? We buy things because we either want them and/or need them. When does shopping become destructive? When you spend more than what your budget allows. When you depend on the shopping experience to make you feel better. When you use shopping and material goods to make an identity for yourself. How can you tell if your shopping habits are destructive? You are constantly spending money on non-essentials. You use retail therapy as a means of making yourself feel happy/distracted/important/etc. Shopping is your favorite hobby and activity. You are an impulsive shopper. Why is shopping a lot destructive? What can I do? If you spend more than you make, or a majority of what you make, on the constant purchasing of material goods, you will not be able to invest in more important and crucial matters. You will live paycheck to paycheck and you will eventually go broke or live a low quality life. You will not have any spare money reserved for emergencies or retirement, and your ...