How to Avoid shopping...

      Girls we need to be honest with one another. We all secretly love to shop, and over shopping all to often becomes an addiction. I have come up with a few ways to avoid the dreaded shopping. I absolutely hate myself after a shopping spree. Facing myself in the morning is the hardest thing I have to do. I'm usually broke and only have a new outfit to answer for it. 

 1. Take a friend with you who is actually honest with you. Have them tell you that you DON'T need it! Yesterday, my friend and I went dress shopping for her graduation ceremony. She put a clear limit as to what we were looking for and how much we could both spend. She also helped me avoid buying more than one dress. 

 2. Leave your credit cards at home. This has always deterred me from even approaching a store. If I don't have the money, I don't go in. I'll make something up to avoid the clothing stores.  

 3.  Have a shopping list and stick to it. Even if there is a sale. 

 4. I make sure all my shopping is done on one day. This seems to help me stay focused and buying food NOT cloths is always a good thing. 

 5. JUST SAY NO!  Make sure it is only for a reward or a necessary item.  

      I have even went to the extreme of taking my mother with me. She can make any shopping experience boring and unwanted. Mom has also talked me out of good deals.  

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