How To Tell If You Are a Shopaholic

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Are you one of the 17 million people who have never met an item you didn't want to buy? You might be a shopaholic.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Self-evaluation
Honesty

Step 1: Evaluate why you shop

Evaluate why you shop. Valid reasons—you need food or clothes. Bad reasons—you're bored, stressed, depressed, or just got your paycheck.

Step 2: Explore your feelings

Think about how shopping makes you feel. If buying something new gives you an incredible rush followed by horrible guilt—you might have a problem.

Step 3: Look around your home

Look around your home—are most of the items in it things you needed, or stuff you wanted?

Step 4: Check out your closets

Check out your closets. A shopaholic's wardrobe is filled with clothes that still have their tags and shoes that have never seen the light of day.

Tip: If you're on a first name basis with all the UPS guys, or can name every pitch person on the Shopping Network, you may have some spending issues.

Step 5: Examine your conscience

Examine your conscience. Do you find yourself trying to justify purchases to yourself and others? Do you ever hide packages? Lie about how much you've spent? Have you ever snuck a new garment into the house in a dry cleaner bag to conceal you'd bought something new?

Step 6: Assess your willpower

Assess your willpower. Shopaholics find themselves unable to resist buying things—even when they know their credit cards are maxed out.

Step 7: Get help

Get help if you failed our little test. Cut up the credit cards, find fun ways to fill your time that don't involve buying anything, join Debtors Anonymous, or get therapy to discover the deeper issues behind your compulsive spending.

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[Alvarezie89]

that is like a lot of the youtube make up gurus.

[ppp9922]

if i ever date a shopaholic she better have her own god damn job and use her own money.

[sophieemarieeo]

I really liked that girls red tights, so I went out and bought a pair.

[crewlla]

@courtinii you dont have a problem with buying you have a problem with bidding and loosing the bidding game.

[crewlla]

1. I shop because the job I have sucks and I hate my uniform and I love shopping

2. I feel relaxed not high and the horible guilt does not happen if you stick to your buget and use cash.

3. how many of us really shop for things we needed. its always stuff we wanted.

4. you will not have tags on your clothes if you recirculate.

5. false justifications, secrets, lies, decit only happends if you use charge

6. work more for the things you want.

[BCete]

OMG!....im a gamerholic

[32TROY]

IF U BAUY AN EBAY U ARE NOT SHOPAHOLIC U ARE TRASHOLIC

[courtinii]

Omg and online is the worst like ebay bidding...omg I like bid on everything and end up paying for so much stuff I don't need!!

[OCAliceCullen]

My ex-boyfriend just sent me this... Oh my God.

[Jonaeproductionx3]

...Wtf are you suppose to do with the money not spend it at all.

[PinkDiamonds04]

I know I'm a shopaholic, and heck I couldn't be prouder!

[bltsdsubbie]

How to know if you're a shopoholic:

Compulsive shopping.