Comments on: Monitoring your Impulse Shopping http://www.moneyfunk.net/finances/monitoring-your-impulse-shopping/ Personal Finance & Frugal Living Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:38:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: adminhttp://www.moneyfunk.net/finances/monitoring-your-impulse-shopping/#comment-1469 admin Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:23:16 +0000 http://www.moneyfunk.net/?p=1370#comment-1469 Thanks for stopping by! Isn't funny how advertising can suck you in, at times. I think even a 24/48 hour delay is great! I found some great deals by waiting. I have to say that I love the internet for the ability to compare products and stores. :) Thanks for stopping by! Isn’t funny how advertising can suck you in, at times. I think even a 24/48 hour delay is great! I found some great deals by waiting. I have to say that I love the internet for the ability to compare products and stores. :)

]]> By: Oscarhttp://www.moneyfunk.net/finances/monitoring-your-impulse-shopping/#comment-1446 Oscar Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:30:52 +0000 http://www.moneyfunk.net/?p=1370#comment-1446 Nice tips, I'm gonna try some of them. I use to delay buying things for at least 24/48 hours after I have the impulse of buying. That way after the 24/48 I might discover I no longer want them. Nice tips, I’m gonna try some of them. I use to delay buying things for at least 24/48 hours after I have the impulse of buying. That way after the 24/48 I might discover I no longer want them.

]]> By: adminhttp://www.moneyfunk.net/finances/monitoring-your-impulse-shopping/#comment-1441 admin Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:12:11 +0000 http://www.moneyfunk.net/?p=1370#comment-1441 Yes, perhaps....but for people who are shopping an awful lot these days (I mention no names) it may do some good. :) Yes, perhaps….but for people who are shopping an awful lot these days (I mention no names) it may do some good. :)

]]> By: shtinkykathttp://www.moneyfunk.net/finances/monitoring-your-impulse-shopping/#comment-1439 shtinkykat Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:19:56 +0000 http://www.moneyfunk.net/?p=1370#comment-1439 Oh gosh, my notebook will start looking like the inside of a prison wall with all the tick marks! Oh gosh, my notebook will start looking like the inside of a prison wall with all the tick marks!

]]> By: adminhttp://www.moneyfunk.net/finances/monitoring-your-impulse-shopping/#comment-1435 admin Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:14:04 +0000 http://www.moneyfunk.net/?p=1370#comment-1435 Hi Emily, Tallying your impulses... this is much like when you are trying to find out what you allergic to. You see the allergist and she will tell you keep a log of what you eat, what you were doing... this is all so you can hopefully pinpoint the problem. So, in tallying your urges you are able to locate why and when you usually are impulsing. Do you impulse when you are stressed from work? Do you impulse when your friends get together? Once you identify the prominent time for impulsing you can help to curb or erradicate the problem. <strong>Problem:</strong> I notice I impulse shop when I get together with my friends <strong>Solution:</strong> Let me suggest having a bbq potluck with my friends instead of shopping with them <strong>Outcome:</strong> You don't impulse shop with friends because they are at your house eating good food. And you save money because its a potluck and everybody is chipping in for this soiree. Hope this helps! Hi Emily,

Tallying your impulses… this is much like when you are trying to find out what you allergic to. You see the allergist and she will tell you keep a log of what you eat, what you were doing… this is all so you can hopefully pinpoint the problem.

So, in tallying your urges you are able to locate why and when you usually are impulsing. Do you impulse when you are stressed from work? Do you impulse when your friends get together? Once you identify the prominent time for impulsing you can help to curb or erradicate the problem.

Problem: I notice I impulse shop when I get together with my friends
Solution: Let me suggest having a bbq potluck with my friends instead of shopping with them
Outcome: You don’t impulse shop with friends because they are at your house eating good food. And you save money because its a potluck and everybody is chipping in for this soiree.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Emilyhttp://www.moneyfunk.net/finances/monitoring-your-impulse-shopping/#comment-1432 Emily Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:11:21 +0000 http://www.moneyfunk.net/?p=1370#comment-1432 All of the suggestions I understand, except for the tallying impulse urges. How does that work? I like the 30-day notebook suggestion! All of the suggestions I understand, except for the tallying impulse urges. How does that work?

I like the 30-day notebook suggestion!

]]> By: Money burns my pockets « Blog In Reviewhttp://www.moneyfunk.net/finances/monitoring-your-impulse-shopping/#comment-1431 Money burns my pockets « Blog In Review Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:09:25 +0000 http://www.moneyfunk.net/?p=1370#comment-1431 [...] Funk put up a recent post about impulse spending. A lot of really good ideas too. Delayed gratification and shopping via list and only the list were [...] [...] Funk put up a recent post about impulse spending. A lot of really good ideas too. Delayed gratification and shopping via list and only the list were [...]

]]> By: Ms. MoneyChathttp://www.moneyfunk.net/finances/monitoring-your-impulse-shopping/#comment-1420 Ms. MoneyChat Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:34:10 +0000 http://www.moneyfunk.net/?p=1370#comment-1420 impulse shopping, my oh my. it was only when i budgeted in blow money that i was able to really curb the impulse shopping. i guess the reason this works for me is that i don't impulsively buy anything major, like a new t.v, car or even clothes. my impulse shopping is mostly food;-). impulse shopping, my oh my. it was only when i budgeted in blow money that i was able to really curb the impulse shopping. i guess the reason this works for me is that i don’t impulsively buy anything major, like a new t.v, car or even clothes. my impulse shopping is mostly food;-).

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