Controling Your Shopping Compulsive Behavior

1. Don't shop as a fun day out. There are too many ways to fall into your old tendencies. Don't shop because you are bored. Shop because you have to.

2. Only shop with a list. If you spot something that isn't on the list, pencil it in for your next shopping trip. There is a chance that you will change your mind.

3. Don't shop alone. Shopping with someone who knows your tendencies, can help curb the habit. It will drive you crazy, trust me I know, but it certainly makes you aware of how much money you have wasted in the past.

4. Don't feel that you have wasted the day if you can't find any of the things on your list. It's perfectly okay!

5. Find other activities that you might like to do instead of shopping. I find curling up with a novel can be just as satisfying and if I borrowed the book from the library, even better!!

As a recovering shopaholic, I hate to think of all the money I have wasted over the years!!