Single’s Day or Singles Day in Asia, AliExpress Global Shopping Day, the eBay sales, Black Friday American followed by CyberMonday just at the end of this … November is a month of ruin for those who like to buy online, of absolute ruin. A month in which people are taking advantage to do their Christmas shopping and all brands take out heavy artillery.
Black Friday 2021
Although tomorrow is officially Black Friday 2021, the truth is that most stores, websites and services have been offering discounts and rebates since last Friday. It will be tomorrow when they release the heavy artillery, but it is easy to have gotten carried away spending more since last weekend.
And the temptation to buy something or get rid of all the Christmas gifts can lead to your budget running out. Are you tired of being dragged into a compulsive shopping maelstrom? Learn not to notice them or at least to buy more wisely.
Do not bite with the offers
In markets such as mobile phones or video games, the magic word for us to get the card is ‘Reserve now’ (or the literal US translation, which is the word Pre-sale). And more so nowadays, since companies have realized that by making a first run of very very limited reserves of a product they achieve that prevention soarsn. AND
The first trick to control your spending is simple: Do not bite with everything that says “Offer, discount 24 hours, last units, Reserve now ”. It’s hard not to, we know it costs a lot, but just wait 5 minutes, just 5 minutes before clicking. Why 5 minutes? Because it is more than enough time to calm the craving, the ‘hype’ for that thing. Exit the browser, close the laptop, go to another section of the store, start playing an app, whatever, but take your mind off that offer for 5 minutes.
Later come back and check the price and conditions. Does it still seem like a bargain or do you see things that are not as attractive as 5 minutes ago? And the key question: Do you really need it, or will it be another junk picking up dust on the shelf and just to show friends?
Do not go over your marked price
We all have a budget per month. And if we do things well, we will have it calculated. If we REALLY need something, like clothes or a phone for example, Let us first mark the limit in the head. If we go with the idea of buying a vest and pants for 50-60 euros and we find them at that price, let’s not go looking for more things.
If we need a laptop and we have a limit of € 500, let’s not get the € 1200 Macbook because it is more beautiful and, of course, let’s discard the thought of “well, next month I’ll see how I pay for it”.
Your Shopping List closed
You have an idea of what you want to give -and what whim you would like to give yourself-, but suddenly you start opening websites, or you go to a store today and you start to see products that you did not plan to buy at that moment. The key to saving is always THE LIST.
Have a list of what we need (and that is consistent with that need) is the first, and the second is stick to it and don’t get out. Of course we are human and we can afford a whim, but be careful, because if you see that this is very cheap, that this other is a bargain, etc, in the end you will charge the budget for gifts in a single purchase.
If you are saving, save
We want to go out for the weekend, buy a 4K TV, a 5,000-euro camera, a party dress or simply not get trapped because of the Three Kings. We are saving to meet those goals, so we must stay focused on that task.
Allowing yourself a small consumerist outburst online on a bad day or going out to dinner with friends is something permissible, but if you fancy a 70-euro game, a € 100 runner Nike or the € 50 Iberian steak, remember that they are amounts to subtract from your savings plan. Single think for a moment if it’s worth it stay behind in your goal for giving us a temporary whim ..
Single’s Day or Singles Day in Asia, AliExpress Global Shopping Day, the eBay sales, Black Friday American followed by CyberMonday just at the end of this … November is a month of ruin for those who like to buy online, of absolute ruin. A month in which people are taking advantage to do their Christmas shopping and all brands take out heavy artillery.
Black Friday 2021
Although tomorrow is officially Black Friday 2021, the truth is that most stores, websites and services have been offering discounts and rebates since last Friday. It will be tomorrow when they release the heavy artillery, but it is easy to have gotten carried away spending more since last weekend.
And the temptation to buy something or get rid of all the Christmas gifts can lead to your budget running out. Are you tired of being dragged into a compulsive shopping maelstrom? Learn not to notice them or at least to buy more wisely.
Do not bite with the offers
In markets such as mobile phones or video games, the magic word for us to get the card is ‘Reserve now’ (or the literal US translation, which is the word Pre-sale). And more so nowadays, since companies have realized that by making a first run of very very limited reserves of a product they achieve that prevention soarsn. AND
The first trick to control your spending is simple: Do not bite with everything that says “Offer, discount 24 hours, last units, Reserve now ”. It’s hard not to, we know it costs a lot, but just wait 5 minutes, just 5 minutes before clicking. Why 5 minutes? Because it is more than enough time to calm the craving, the ‘hype’ for that thing. Exit the browser, close the laptop, go to another section of the store, start playing an app, whatever, but take your mind off that offer for 5 minutes.
Later come back and check the price and conditions. Does it still seem like a bargain or do you see things that are not as attractive as 5 minutes ago? And the key question: Do you really need it, or will it be another junk picking up dust on the shelf and just to show friends?
Do not go over your marked price
We all have a budget per month. And if we do things well, we will have it calculated. If we REALLY need something, like clothes or a phone for example, Let us first mark the limit in the head. If we go with the idea of buying a vest and pants for 50-60 euros and we find them at that price, let’s not go looking for more things.
If we need a laptop and we have a limit of € 500, let’s not get the € 1200 Macbook because it is more beautiful and, of course, let’s discard the thought of “well, next month I’ll see how I pay for it”.
Your Shopping List closed
You have an idea of what you want to give -and what whim you would like to give yourself-, but suddenly you start opening websites, or you go to a store today and you start to see products that you did not plan to buy at that moment. The key to saving is always THE LIST.
Have a list of what we need (and that is consistent with that need) is the first, and the second is stick to it and don’t get out. Of course we are human and we can afford a whim, but be careful, because if you see that this is very cheap, that this other is a bargain, etc, in the end you will charge the budget for gifts in a single purchase.
If you are saving, save
We want to go out for the weekend, buy a 4K TV, a 5,000-euro camera, a party dress or simply not get trapped because of the Three Kings. We are saving to meet those goals, so we must stay focused on that task.
Allowing yourself a small online consumer outburst on a bad day or going out to dinner with friends is something permissible, but if you fancy a 70-euro game, a € 100 runner Nike or the € 50 Iberian steak, remember that they are amounts to subtract from your savings plan. Single think for a moment if it’s worth it stay behind in your goal for giving us a temporary whim ..
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