1. Don't go with your creidt card(s)

2. Don't go with a shopoholic friend

3. Go with cash so if it rund out, you're less likely to overspend

4. Know what you came for. . . .



Add your cure

Always take a man along so that he can be blunt with you,

mohawkchic:

~Before following the Rules,lets find out what type of "Shopaholic" You are!!


"The term shopaholic used to mean someone who liked to shop, maybe a little too much. Now being a shopaholic may mean that you are a compulsive shopper who spends beyond your limits, buys things you have no use for, and[b] uses shopping as a way to feel better temporarily.[/b]


Some believe that the compulsive shopper or shopaholic is actually suffering from an addiction. Addiction is defined as having a compulsion to a commit a behavior, being unable to stop a behavior, and continuing the behavior despite harmful consequences. Research now shows that addictive behavior often provides a momentary lift in mood. A flood of “good feeling” producing hormones rewards a shopaholic. Unfortunately the lift is not permanent, and the shopaholic must go out and shop more in order to find the next boost in hormones.



In a sense, when one is shopping, they are given a few moments of good mood. This is a momentary mental reward. So it encourages one to repeat the pattern in order to feel that “high” produced by shopping and purchasing.

However, the shopaholic frequently begins to search for more and more “highs,” which translates to greater expense. Once the shopper begins to damage his or her own life by spending, or the compulsive shopping interferes with relationships, then true addiction exists, particularly if the person can’t stop shopping.

The shopaholic frequently spends beyond his or her means. This means they may sacrifice money for food, rent, utilities, or simply be unable to pay rising credit card balances. Once a shopaholic spends beyond limits, the disease, like an addiction to drugs can worsen. The shopaholic may indulge in compulsive theft, or may steal money from others in order to continue shopping.

What began as joy at finding a few good bargains can end in financial ruin, and even criminal prosecution. However, there is help to end such compulsions, which are just as likely to occur in men and women. Needing shopping, just like needing any other activity or drug to regulate mood suggests that mood is already in chemical imbalance.

Just like any other addict, the shopaholic must want to quit. Very little can be accomplished until there is a sincere desire to end the behavior. For some this only occurs when they hit rock bottom. Hopefully, recognizing the signs early can help one curb the behavior in its infancy, so it does not become an addictive behavior that controls one’s life.

Nice points.

Nowadays I'm the kind that just buy for "oh this will look good on me" or "it looks cue,I should buy it.

I don't even check my account online anymore to see how much I spent. Worst off, I have friends who have the money to buy what they want without thinking of any consequence.
So most time you hear "Oh that'll look totally cute on you, you should buy it" or "Why not, you NEED those shorts, and that, and that will go with this" .

However, I'm in the early stage and I do need to stop before. . . . .

No2Atheism:

Always take a man along so that he can be blunt with you,

LOL. They're worst.
They'll tell you to "just buy it and let's leave". At that point,t hey don't care, they want to leave ASAP so they won't be seen in a female department.
Do you wanna be seen with groups of women shopping for undies, shorts, bra etc?

shop at dollar store and payless shoe   

buy one take 2 free 

where is ogidiboy by the way. he is our teammate (broke azz student  )

1. Don't go with your creidt card(s) - Wish I could do that 

2. Don't go with a shopoholic friend - end up borrowing from them to pay back later

3. Go with cash so if it rund out, you're less likely to overspend - The more cash I have, the more I spend . . Bling, its all gone

4. Know what you came for. . . . - thats the point, intend to go window shopping and at the end, I buy it all

I need help!!

ERM, Find a gentleman that can financially supply ALL UR NEEDS (mind u, u'l still be a shopaholic but this time around ul be spending HIS money instead of URS!!!!). . . . .

Just kidding!

Busta:

1. Don't go with your creidt card(s) - Wish I could do that

2. Don't go with a shopoholic friend - end up borrowing from them to pay back later

3. Go with cash so if it rund out, you're less likely to overspend - The more cash I have, the more I spend . . Bling, its all gone

4. Know what you came for. . . . - thats the point, intend to go window shopping and at the end, I buy it all

I need help!!

rotflmao, same thing here.

*Hauwa*:

shop at dollar store and payless shoe

buy one take 2 free

where is ogidiboy by the way. he is our teammate (broke azz student )

uhm, dollar store? Hauwa, ewww I don't even trust their stationary section, talkless of important things

Yes oh, I'm now a poor student

gloriuss:

ERM, Find a gentleman that can financially supply ALL UR NEEDS (mind u, u'l still be a shopaholic but this time around ul be spending HIS money instead of URS!!!!). . . . .

Just kidding!

That's what one of my friend said. " I gotta marry me a rich man if I want to keep spending like this".

I sha hope she too dey joke

gloriuss:

ERM, Find a gentleman that can financially supply ALL UR NEEDS (mind u, u'l still be a shopaholic but this time around ul be spending HIS money instead of URS!!!!). . . . .

Just kidding!

lol . . . yup, my next plan exactly!

FL Gators:

rotflmao, same thing here.
uhm, dollar store? Hauwa, ewww I don't even trust their stationary section, talkless of important things

Yes oh, I'm now a poor student

R U kidding?? I love the Dollar Store or Dollar General.Their shampoo, stationery's, perms, chap stick, large bag of peanuts for a dollar,etc.Love the place ooo.

@Topic

I agree with those points. Recently, I went to ROSS to buy swimsuit only and I ended up buying handbags,sunglasses and more. Next time I will take your advice and not take my card with me.

creditors and the collection agency

hold up, how did i get into this section,

buhahaha funny ppl

@topic, what's the difference between spendaholic and shopaholic?
i for one spend wayyy to much money on food

bawomolo:

creditors and the collection agency

hold up, how did i get into this section,

rotflmao. How indeed

SeanT21:

R U kidding?? I love the Dollar Store or Dollar General.Their shampoo, stationery's, perms, chap stick, large bag of peanuts for a dollar,etc.Love the place ooo.

ehrrrm Dollar storeto buy paper plates, napkins, and those disposable stuff yea. But stuff for keeps,no.
I don't even trust their home office items anymore!!!

mohawkchic:

~Oh Dear!! Who let loose the shopaholics? No one told me there was an SA meeting?

~ Ha ha!It is a nice thought having someone else feed your habit huh? but guess what!? Even when one Marries into Money or get a "Man" to fullfill the urges of a Shopaholic. . One's likely to become a "Spendthrift". . & then Bob's Your Uncle you end up w/ a [b]"High Maintainance" Tag! *Sigh*[/b]

rotflmao. . . .true.

only one solution that i've found truly works. . . avoid stores like the plague!

don't know wat to do about d online part though

not really. its more like admitting it, and doing wat u can in d absence of better more permanent solutions

lol, it really is harder with shoes

everytime i make a conscious effort to not buy stuff i end up getting loads of jewellries and accessories cos they "don't count"

and is it just me, but wen am broke i usually find something i just have to have

a place to buy stuff if smo you dont like is coming to visit Dollar store

mohawkchic:

I'd grab something, queue up then leave the queue,put the stuff back. . .

lol i do this sometimes. u kno u pick up stuff cause u want it but then u later ask urself if u actually need it. usually i leave it with the cashier though. i just tell them i changed my mind. i'm sure they're also employed to rearrange stuff. no need leaving the queue to come back to meet a longer line. lol

When going to the mall, I usually go with money just enough for transport and maybe, some food, to avoid being tempted. The credit card thing also works like crazy for my mom and I.

oyinda.:

lol i do this sometimes. u kno u pick up stuff cause u want it but then u later ask urself if u actually need it. usually i leave it with the cashier though. i just tell them i changed my mind. i'm sure they're also employed to rearrange stuff. no need leaving the queue to come back to meet a longer line. lol

I do that too.

Is there a cure? I was a shopaholic till i went bankrupt.

FL Gators:

1. Don't go with your creidt card(s)

2. Don't go with a shopoholic friend

3. Go with cash so if it rund out, you're less likely to overspend

4. Know what you came for. . . .



Add your cure

Go with me, you will be cured

mukina2:

Go with me, you will be cured

Ma dear, I wouldnt mind. As long as I don't overspend.

@MC
Same with the long queue. I get pisse off, drop the item. Walk around the mall and grab something else.
But it'd be hard to just drop and leave esp if you're in a group. Soe in the group might be willing to stay in the long line, then you might as well stay and spend too

I just notice that I have the worse group of friends when it comes to shopping

watever:

lol, it really is harder with shoes

everytime i make a conscious effort to not buy stuff i end up getting loads of jewellries and accessories cos they "don't count"

and is it just me, but wen am broke i usually find something i just have to have

Ohh with shoes and handbags, don't even try me!! I'll kill you to buy them

And its becoming hard to resist VICTORIA'S SECRET now.

There is hardly anyday i go out without getting something, And it has already become a part of me. The worst thing is dat i don't even get to use half of wateva i buy. I really wanna stop this habit coz i'm not concentrating on building my savings account. I must agree with mohawk that shopping does make you feel alot better. I rily wanna learn to save money, hence i must stop

busygirl:

The worst thing is dat i don't even get to use half of wateva i buy.

then what do u do with it?
i suggest you leave your wallet at home when you go out.
also, involve yourself in other activities that don't require spending. ex when you "go out" with your friends, go to the beach instead of the mall.

oyinda.:

then what do u do with it?
i suggest you leave your wallet at home when you go out.
also, involve yourself in other activities that don't require spending. ex when you "go out" with your friends, go to the beach instead of the mall.

Good question. I rarely use them. Some times it will just stay dere in my wardrobe until i get tired of seeing it, then i give it out!
I think my problem is buying what i want not what i need

u give them out? why not keep the receipt and return it?
also, next time, go with a blunt friend (one that's not a shopaholic lol) and ask his/her opinion.
there's nothing wrong with buying what u want sometimes. just don't buy something u "think you want."
don't buy something unless you're sure about it and it is something you can picture yourself wearing among your friends (rather than just in the dressing room).