1. www.balancecredit.com
* Source: https://www.insider.com/can-you-reduce-impulse-buying-how-to-2018-2
The average American spends $450 a month on impulse buys, which adds up
to about $5,400 per year, and about $324,000 over the span of a lifetime.*
Here are 10 suggestions to help you get your spending under control.
— 10 WAYS TO —
Reduce Impulse Buying
& Save Money
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Leave the credit card at
home — or give it up completely
— and pay with cash.
Ask yourself if you really need
the item or does it simply make
you feel better.
Plan what to buy and how
much you will spend before
each shopping trip.
Do not shop for pleasure or
as a weekend hobby. Shop
only for necessities.
Make a weekly household
budget and stick to it. Plan
ahead for big purchases.
Bring a shopping list and
strictly adhere to it. Bring only
the cash you need.
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If you’re not sure you really
need the impulse item, wait a
day, then decide.
Avoid online retail sites
and get off email lists; they
encourage you to buy.
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Set medium- and long-term
financial goals. Will this
purchase set you back?
Allow yourself a small amount
of “mad money” to spend weekly
as you please.
