Shopping is a necessity in our daily lives but it becomes problematic when this necessity turns in to an addiction. And there are the different marketing and advertising schemes of various companies to aid that addiction. In between the competitive marketing and advertising strategies of the various brands, common people get crushed. There are discounts and offers that are hard to resist tempting people to buy things they would never need or buy much more than what they need presently. To avoid falling into the trap of discounts, attractive offers and other marketing strategies of companies and spending all your savings on shopping, follow these simple yet effective tips that would help you to keep your shopping within the boundaries of necessity:
- Make a list of the things you need before every time you head out for buying things, be it household items or clothes. Try and stick to that list and if you feel tempted to buy a thing out of that list tell yourself that the next time you come shopping you would make sure to include that item in your shopping list. You will find that when you take time to think over items you can actually avoid buying unnecessary things.
- When you see offers and discounts and feel like going out and grabbing them think about this, every brand sells their old stocks at high discounts and offers to bring in new items. Would you like to buy the old things instead of getting the upcoming new ones? And when new stock arrives, consider the fact that these same items would be given off at huge discounts within a few months. Would you like to spend a fortune on things you could get at a meager price if you just wait for some time? This way you can avoid the temptation of discounts and offers.
- When you head out for window shopping, make sure you forget your cards at home and carry as little cash as is possible. By doing this you can make sure that the window shopping does not accidentally change into real shopping leaving you broke. With very little cash you would not be able to buy things even if you really want to and again once you get time to think over it, you would find that it is much easier to ignore the temptation.
If you just follow the above three steps you can avoid being called a shopaholic and instead can save your hard earned money for a rainy day. Show the marketing world of the various brands that make fools out of common people that if they think they are smart, you are smarter than them.
