<p>The school I'm going to has an absolutely FABULOUS mall within walking distance (even though I took a cab since my friend and I didn't feel like walking).. and we went the other week. I ended up spending about $800 on various things (apple store, lacoste, sperry, burberry, etc) and then within that week I spent another $400 on just whatever I wanted (everything from skin care to a webcam to board games). And tonight I spent another $100 on CK underwear. Oh, and the last 2 things were online shopping. It's just so easy to reach over to my wallet and type in info. I seriously don't have the self control to stop myself.. should I call my bank and tell them to limit my check card to like $20 per day?? I told my friend that I want to submit myself to research to see what areas of my brain are stimulated once I buy something because it's definitely an addiction. <_<</p>
<p>Is this an joke or are there still such immature students out there? Christ, have fun paying off all the debt from the hole you’re eventually going to dig yourself into.</p>
<p>I guess it doesn’t work for everyone, but can you really not control yourself? Have you tried controlling yourself at all? </p>
<p>Was this just a one time thing, or do you frequently go on such shopping sprees? If you do, you should probably destroy your credit cards, return what you can, and don’t get new ones. Stop going to the mall, so you won’t be tempted to buy anything. Ask your friends for help, when ever you are about to buy something you don’t need, have them stop you.</p>
<p>good god, that’s a lot of money. i kind of went shopping-crazy this summer, too. but it was more like…$100 here, $100 there. but i maintain that that was just making up for the previous year, during which i didn’t spend a thing :)</p>
<p>i suggest just cutting yourself off cold turkey. just…don’t go to the mall, aha.</p>
<p>I personally think it’s BS, but I know my school’s health insurance actually covers treatment for shopping addiction.</p>
<p>I can cure you. But it will cost $800 per session. I accept credit cards.</p>
<p>Are you spending your own money? If not, sooner or later daddy’s gonna cut you off and then you won’t have this problem! Haven’t your parents noticed your spending habits? I know i’m more liberal with spending when it’s my parents money, i’ll bet most of us are.</p>
<p>maybe you can return some of those purchases? Or call the bank and have your spending restricted to X amount per week. Get a hobby, join a sport, volunteer, get a dog, do something fun and worthwhile so you’re not addicted to shopping! indulging in the occcasional treat is ok. :)</p>
<p>Wow.
Seriously?
Today I spent 40 bucks on clothes and I feel horrible.</p>
<p>Erm… um… wow. I think I’ve spent $20 since I started school a few weeks ago, and that was on a new pair of shoes because my old ones lost their soles lol.</p>
<p>Where are you getting this money from?!?!?! Return the stuff that you can and cut up your credit card. Seriously. Or get a smaller credit limit or transfer your money into a savings account you can’t access.</p>
<p>*Where are you getting this money from?!?!?! *</p>
<p>wow, are you like a girl or something?</p>
<p>I’m not sure if my spending habits are ridiculous, but I usually will splurge for a few things once in a while, and sometimes they will overlap. Like in mid-June I was going to buy a dslr, but my parents decided to get it for me as a birthday/hanukkah gift. Then I bought an EeePC to use on my trip to Italy so I wouldn’t be carrying around an expensive laptop. Towards the end of the summer I’ve probably spend $100-150 on clothes that I needed. Add it all up and it’s like $1000, but I really don’t think it was unreasonable. Then again, I really do not do things like that too often, and I would never spend like that on clothes. </p>
<p>If you’re extremely wealthy and your parents have lots of money to splurge, I really don’t think it’s a big problem as long as you can control yourself if it should become necessary. I would suggest that you don’t buy anything you don’t actually need unless it’s under $25. And don’t buy more than 2 things you don’t need on a given day. Most days, don’t even look at things to buy, or just look for a short enough amount of time that you can’t really get interested. Also when you go to somewhat expensive stores, I would suggest looking at sale racks only. Good luck!</p>
<p>Nope. In the past year I’ve spent about $300 in stuff I’ve wanted or needed, and $150 of that was the money I got for Christmas. I’m a little more frugal than some teens because I make all of my own money and some of the money for my family, but I’m not gonna lie. That’s outrageous. I could get at least 30 pairs of underwear for $100. How many pairs do you really need?</p>
<p>Some people are acting like you just went and spent their money. </p>
<p>OP: Something you could try doing is leaving your credit card or bank card at home and just take some cash with you for emergencies or small spending.</p>
<p>It’s not that I personally care what she/he does with their cash but it’s these sort of people who later run around crying about being in some serious debt and they “just don’t know where [the money] went! Waaaah!” as if I’m supposed to feel sympathy because they have poor impulse control. </p>
<p>If you can afford it, why not? If it’s someone else’s money, then I suggest you rethink your gut reaction to blow everything on stuff you don’t really need.</p>
<p>you guys are exactly why the rich stay rich. putting all your income/money into liabilities.</p>
<p>Even in college, I make my money work for money (ex purchasing assets), and not people for money (ex. job at cafe).</p>
<p>I could go on and on, but I won’t.</p>
<p>yesterday i spent $30 at walmart on window crayons, colour pencils, giant spongebob colouring book, some chips, apple juice and if it weren’t for a gift card to appear out of nowhere, i would’ve felt so guilty about my shopping spree.</p>
<p>Well, if you have the money, go ahead and spend it. Why not? There are certainly better options for it, but if you really like all the stuff you buy, there’s nothing wrong with buying it.</p>
<p>The main problem for many people is that they can’t think of anything else to do, so they go shopping. Instead of going to the mall, couldn’t you have gone to a concert or hosted a board games party?</p>
<p>I splurge on a manicure once a month. Other than that, I am the biggest cheapo in the world and my friends make so much fun of me for it. </p>
<p>OP, are you rich or what kind of job do you have?</p>
<p>take a small bucket of water, put your credit card(s) in it and freeze it.</p>