sooooooooo my mom told me that I spent $568 this year on back to all of my school shopping (jeans, tops, socks, underwear, backpack, etc) . YES i realize that's half of $1000 & i just got slapped by reality that i need to seriously cut back on my shopping =T

is anyone else on cB a shopaholic? if not, how do you guys NOT spend?

for lent i gave up shopping & that worked, but only because i barely went to the mall...

i'm gonna start to not bring my card anymore...

hopefully that works.

edit: by card i mean debit card.. but thats still the same thing in terms of SPENDING lol. i just don't bring it with me anymore... alllll cash now.

I'm thinking that you should shop with the money that you have on-hand, not rely too much on credit.

But the thing with your statement you said that you spent $568 on back to school shopping. I spent that plus more. It's regular to spend a huge amount of money at this time. It's not so much of a problem becuase you're buying 2 weeks worth of clothes and other stuff that over the year, you may only by 2 days worth of clothes once a week, or maybe once a month.

For instance, I spent close to $2000 on back to school stuff. But I also had to buy a lot of stuff to bring with me to college. I already had a laptop so that saved money, but a microwave, refrigirator, bedding, clothes. It does start to add up, really fast. It's not that much of a problem unless you're spending that 500-600 amount every month.

LOL. that's not even that much. I spend about $200 a week on clothes and shoes on average. I would say I spend about 7-8,000 dollars on clothing/shoes alone a year

Dang.

I'm not a ShopHolic ... Ask yourself: “Is this a want or a need?” Try to discover what is motivating the purchase.

Avoid temptation. The best way for me to avoid spending money on comic books is to not enter the comic book shop. If your weakness is music, stay out of the record store (or de-activate your iTunes account). If you tend to spend money at big department stores, then stay out of them. Avoid the places where you’d normally spend.

Ask for help. Beating an addiction can be tough when you’re going it alone. Seek support from your friends and family.

yeah, that's a good idea. also try setting a certain amount you're money to spend, make it a reasonable amount too

Tungster: ...wow. where in the world do you get all that money from?!

Kreios: good point, i should tell my mom that. she's been nagging me about it all week!!

Coralblue: thanks for the advice, but i still feel really bad because one thing i didn't get a lot of was jackets, which is something i need. but then again, its not gonna be cold here in CA until like October lol.

I always say: If you have the money, why not spend it?

BALLIN!


No, I'm not a shop alcoholic. I know when to stop.

my money likes to jump out of my pocket when i'm at a store. the only way i don't spend is if i forget my wallet at home or in my car.

damn tung...you might have to start selling your body for profit soon

I don't even know how much I spend. Sometimes, I can go a few months without buying anything. But if I go out with my friends a lot I usually end up buy something...

Um.. yeah I made about $7000 this summer at my job and I've spent nearly all of it. Definitely NOT proud of it and realizing that I do have a problem. But yeah... just so you know you are not doing that bad.

^ That's what I'm talking about.

Dang Tung, where do you shop at?

Metropark
H&M
Various Nike SB Online Stores and Skateworks
Zumiez
Tilly's
Abercrombie
Nordstrom's
Macy's
Urban Outfitters
Hot Topic
Pac Sun
Heritage 1981
and many more..

yah I just spent about 2k from shopping in LA and Houston and online.


It's not an addiction, it's a dedication.

im having that problem too
got my first job this summer & got an ATM card so its hard to stop myself when i feel like I "need" something

i'm a shopaholic. Every thing i buy, i only wear it once or twice, unless it's a really cool item, which i wear over and over. In the summer, i went shopping almost everyweek. I spent faster than i make.

^ lol same here.
I'm really mad at myself for buying some things that I *though* were cute and when I brought it home it's like,the ugliest thing I've ever seen. I'm blind when I shop.
Just bring a certain amount of money when you go shopping, (if you don't already) instead of bringing your credit card or like,all the money you have.

avoid credit cards. Thats the best thing you can do since usually people think "oh theres a lot of money on this no worries!"

Bring cash with you. Sure its more of a burden but then you can set your own limits on things if you only bring a certain amount of cash.

Also if you pick out clothes or stuff think to yourself "its cute but would i wear it a lot?"

I agree with Michelle and Tungs statements. To go a little further, I will say that it is a lifestyle. You have a lifestyle to maintain, and it costs money to do it. I eat out 7 nights a week...TRUTH.

That's likely worse on your health than it is on your wallet...

I'm not a shopaholic. However, when I do shop, I'm willing to spend a lot of money on things that I'm sure are of great quality and will last long. That's probably why I don't go shopping so often.

i stop by basically bringing around 50 dollars only.

i have to have my cards. It's my security blanket. Like what happen if i'm stuck in the middle of nowhere with no money.

How is it worst on my health?

^msg maybe.

Well, if shopping too much is a health problem..
Their is a time to stop and when to shop.

Who said that I even eat Chinese food? I am talking actual sit down restaurants..wtf!

lol they all use more seasoning than you would if you homecook.

mabye the movie "confessions of a shopaholic" will help us not to spend.