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My way of curing the urge to spend money ... I make sure I go shopping with my friends whenever possible. They know I'm bad at impulsive spending, so they tell me - you're only allowed to spend this much, or DONT BUY THAT. And I get severely po'ed when it's something that I want, but then I think about it later and ask myself if I really NEED it.

Seperating the WANT from NEED is important in my books.

Or you could always shop around for the best prices for stuff you "want". You'd get so tired looking for the best deal, you might wind up quitting looking and not buy the item at all.

Good for you for cutting up most of your credit cards. I can't get a credit card for the very reason that I can't budget if my life depended on it!

Do you experience any sort of emotional "high" when you buy something? Can you try to find some other activity that isn't destructive to you or your bank account?

Good luck. I'm just glad that when my money is gone ... it's gone. No credit, yay.