Television is definitely a source of shopping inspiration. Advertising unfortunately stimulates and ignites cravings and needs and pushes us to purchase items that are perhaps unnecessary or otherwise beyond our financial means.
Along with TV, the web and social media, which we frequent daily, also host spaces dedicated to advertising.
In the same way as the classic media (TV), these can also stimulate induced needs in us, related to the purchase of products or services that many times turn out to be unnecessary.
Reducing contact time with advertising in all its forms will certainly reduce the desires associated with purchases as well.
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#25 | Be conscious of what you spend
Payment awareness is critical. Very often you buy a lot of things using installments or financing, so you have to be aware of what you are paying month after month.
Good financial advice #24 | Learn to say no
Have you ever found yourself self-imposed a spending limit beyond which not to go, so you can manage to save money at the end of the month? It is certainly not easy to make all the accounts add up.
Perhaps it may help to start using a magic word: no.
Good financial advice #23 | Buy without credit cards
The credit card has the virtue of making people pay for things in a deferred manner, but so it is not possible to have full control over purchases and thus monthly or weekly outgoings. If you want to be in control of your spending at all times, make payments and purchases with your debit card.
