Are any of you gals shopoholics ? If so, how do you discipline yourself to control your shopping habits ?
What are the best ways to resist tremptations ?
Your views ??
yes im a very bad shopoholic
best way is to not step outside :) bring my own lunch to work, but thats never stopped me from leaving the office to go out hmm.. convince urself u dont need it, watever it may be ur looking at
tell urself u'll get rewarded with a holiday at the end of the year
umm read Ayat-ul-Kursi and walk past with ur eyes closed, real fast!
Me. It’s getting ridiculous. I saw checked my VISA statement on the internet and my jaw dropped. So what did I do? I went out and ordered a ridiculously expensive ceramic hair straightner from my stylist and went on a shopping spree. sigh I have a problem. 
I am going to leave my debit/credit cards at home from now on. I just can’t bring myself to take them out of my wallet.
^ i feel ur pain 
i dont even want to check my bank balance.. ive saved peanuts since i got back from pakistan.. its been 3 months!
im gonna go shopping again during lunch.. ive got this $50 credit so gotta do something with it :halo:
Guilty as charged.
The best way is to set aside an amount for savings weekly/fortnightly/monthly whatever suits yourself and then go bazook with the rest. Buy shoes, bags, and if you are me earings :(
i have that beemari too. i've spent so much recently.. even scared to look at my statement this month.. what do i do? well nothing. suffer.
i put asside about half of my pacycheck and not even look at that.. the rest whatever i have of it after bills and all, i spend...
I haven't gone to a mall for MONTHS! Guess what? I have started to shop online! :( Allah ka shukar, I'm able to control my habits a little bit now....At least now I don't waste money on things I don't use!
well the ppl i go shopping with might disagree but i honestly dont think i’m a shopaholic 
though sometimes i cant control myself 
i THINK i’m a samajdaar kurri and generally i’m wise with spending my money :halo:
I used to be like that, now it's toned down..
still i spend ridiculously on bags..
hmm i think when u control your nafs, don't give it what it wants, that might help... it's hard, im not perfect myself.. but hey we all try..
hahaha.....yaaro i never go out unless i have money...coz i know for sure i'll end up buyin summit..
I work about 2 minutes away from Selfridges and it's torture not being able to walk past it without popping in 'just to have a look'.
I know someone who keeps their credit card frozen in a bowl of ice to avoid temptation. Their logic is that should they need the card in emergencies, by the time the ice has defrosted they will have time to think about whether they really want the purchase or not. A bit extreme though I think.
I misread the subject line…thought its ‘Sophocles’
Shahreen aunty, since you offered. Could you go th eMen’s floor over there and pick me up a Paul Smith velvet smoking jacket, you know in Navy Blue with the paisey print orange lining on the inside, pretty please.
thanks much 
I don't spend on myself. Even if I need socks I can convince myself to hold off for a few months. But I empty my wallet on my daughter's things. She has more clothes than she can wear, more toys than she can play with and more cookies than she can eat. I give in to her, but I also love to get cute things for her. I am essentially a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl. But since I live in NYC, sometimes I think I am missing so many shopping opportunities. My problem is that I want to become a little bit more of a shopaholic on myself. It would probably do me some good.
I’m gonna go sick at Witchery :halo: they have the best outfits out these days… i just got paid and my mum has given me the thumbs up to go spend… im sooo excited
OMG i am the worst...i am the tyep of person that goes for bread and milk n comes back with like $200 groceries
i dotn go at all :p
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I don't spend on myself. Even if I need socks I can convince myself to hold off for a few months. But I empty my wallet on my daughter's things. She has more clothes than she can wear, more toys than she can play with and more cookies than she can eat. I give in to her, but I also love to get cute things for her. I am essentially a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl. But since I live in NYC, sometimes I think I am missing so many shopping opportunities. My problem is that I want to become a little bit more of a shopaholic on myself. It would probably do me some good.
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wow...that sounds like me... glad to know i'm not the only one :)
Am I the only female who doesn't have a problem with this?
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*Originally posted by irem: *
wow...that sounds like me... glad to know i'm not the only one :)
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Yes...I think there is a shopaholic inside me waiting to explode though. I seem to know everything about current fashion, where to get what, the hottest colors and styles. But I don't buy them for myself. I have tremendous restraint. I could just kick myself for not ever shopping. There is something dormant in me however and i think it's only a matter of time until something happens. I don't like to go out and get little knicky-knacky things. If I ever shop it's like a mission. I know what I need, get it and go home...done.