I just found a new post on Lifehacker.com on how to curb impulse purchases, in which they mention the HALT method and link to two others, and I thought I'd share it with you all here. I opened a new thread because although there are a few threads so far that touch the subject of impulse shopping / shopaholism / binge shopping, their thread titles don't include the word "shopping" and this might be easier for new forum members :o)
* The HALT Method -- ask yourself whether you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired before buying something
* The Stranger Test -- imagine a stranger is offering you either the item you want to buy or its price in cash, and decide what you would rather have
* The $100 Rule -- divide the purchase price of the item by 100 and consider the purchase that many days, so e.g. a $400 item is considered for 4 days (I admit this will probably not help in the dollar store, hee hee).
Got any more tips and tricks for this?
