How to Cure Your Shopping Addiction  December 17, 2012
shoppingShopping is one of those activities that feels really
good until itâ€™s over and you realize how much money youâ€™ve
spent. Itâ€™s even worse if you use credit cards to pay for your
spending. The arrival of one or more credit card bills the
following month chronicling your excesses can be a painful
awakening.  Of course, weâ€™re not talking about shopping for
necessities here â€“ everyone has to do that. What we’re talking
about is recreational shopping, that kind of shopping that you
do because it feels good or passes the time. If you shop for
these reasons, you may have a shopping addiction. Thatâ€™s not
unlike cigarette smoking or excess eating or drinking. Itâ€™s a
bad habit! Just like all bad habits, it leaves a trail of
consequences in its wake.  The only way to get out of a bad
habit is to replace it with a good one. Take a look at some new
habits you can add to your schedule that might help you to spend
less time shopping and more time do