Can't figure why your brain is conned to spend, spend, spend? Well, the possibility is that, while shopping the mind gets 'out of control' and it becomes hard to restrain retail urges
If you spend more than you initially wanted to during shopping sprees, here are few tips to control such urges.
The tips have been provided by John Naish, the author of 'Enough: Breaking Free From The World Of More', published by Hodder and Stoughton.
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Here's how:
1 Give yourself - and your purse - a break
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2 Don't even touch your cards
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Shopoholics are likely to spend more while using a credit or gift card than cash buys, says a new study by Indian origin researchers.
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3 Keep brands out of your brain
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People who feel powerless tend to purchase expensive products that convey high status, says a new research.
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4 Don't shop with friends
People spend more money to maintain our self-image in front of others.
5 Staying calm costs less
People are more liable to spree when financially squeezed: under stress they can feel driven to hoard, says a study of students in Behavioural Research Therapy.
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