We all go out shopping sometimes to get something when we feel miserable, but with todays financial climate, is that a good idea? All of a sudden were being told our jobs arent safe due to downsizing and companies going bust, and it seems as though every penny needs to be saved instead of spent, and that ‘rainy day’, which we put some money aside for, has finally arrived.Im not just talking to the ladies, us men can be just as guilty. cds, dvds, games, some designer clothes- buying something for ourselves at a time when were feeling low can cheer us up. Nothing wrong with buying the odd dvd at all, but how often do you get that urge to spend a month? More than a couple of times a month can start to take its toll on the wallet. The latest dvd release can cost anywhere between £9-15, and you buy one a week, that 4 a month, which will costs anywhere between £36-60- it adds up doesnt it?

So is it worse to buy a more expensive thing once a month, or tinier items more often? It all depends on what your buying -A Gibson guitar can cost £1,500 might now be left on the shelf where before the recession it wouldve been bought. Yes, its a Gibson guitar, but their cheaper Epiphone copies play just as well, its just the stigma of having the brand name that your paying for. Those designer dresses that catch your eye really need buying -when a cheaper brand can look just as great, with no-one but the fashion police none the wiser. Whats the sensible option? If you despearatley need the item, living off pasta for afew months wont kill you. Cutting back on other luxurys to get that item might not be a bad thing seeing as your compensating for it in the long run. Making a list of items you ‘want’- not need, and getting one a month, spreading out your purchases over the long term can help. Do you really need to buy it if your not gonna watch the dvd more than acouple of times a month? With all those forgotten outfits in the wardobe gathering dust do you really need another outfit?

Just because we’re watching what we put our money into doesnt mean we cant still go out and have fun, we just have to be less wasteful with what we do buy. No-ones making you buy the items but except you.

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