When there is nothing planned during a day off from work, a vacation, or just getting together with friends, do you find yourself shopping? Do you find that when you are bored or you get a notice about a sale. you find yourself shopping? You may just have shopping as a hobby.
It is not as often as many folk would like to believe, you do not need something everyday. Do you get a rush when you save money on something you have purchased? Compulsive shoppers have been sinking themselves further and further into debt.
Some people have the money to support their shopping, but many others are over charging on credit cards. Juggling money with cash advances or carrying balances over and over to different credit cards in order to support your hobby, you may want to take a second look at your budget. Putting money aside in its own budgeted section will work well in helping your hobby stay in control. Work through your expenses and from what is left over, make a shopping budget for yourself. Stick to that limit each month. Once that money is gone, you have to wait to the next month before you can return to your favorite past time. Split it up week to week if a monthly budget is too hard for you to control. Concentrate your spending on what you, your family or household truly needs and save the extras for the money that may be left over.
