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How to Stop Impulse Buying: The Ultimate Guide
Hi, my name’s Tara and I’m an impulse buyer! But over the last couple of years, I’ve managed to get my spending under control (even in stationery stores!) by teaching myself how to stop impulse buying.
Do you ever look around your house and wonder “how did all this stuff get here?” or get to the end of the month and wonder where all the money went?
If this rings true to you, you may have an imp infestation!
Yes – imps are those tricksy little creatures that get you impulse buying. But first you need to identify what type of imps you have. We’re going on an imp hunt.
Maximising Your Buy Me Once Points: A Guide to our Lifetime Lovers Club
How to start buying less stuff
Simple swaps that help you throw away less
Cutting out waste entirely from our lives is extremely difficult - but certain throwaway products can be easily tackled. By swapping them out for a more durable option, you can ensure they never get binned again.
Read on to find out our favourite easy swaps to help you reduce your waste. If you take care of them, they could all last you a lifetime.
How much does a Buy Me Once Bestseller cost per use?
The cost-per-use of an item is simply the number of items we think we’ll use a product, divided by its price. The majority of our Buy Me Once Bestsellers are covered by generous guarantees. Even if they’re more expensive than your average product, they’ll last many, many times longer.
Things I Don’t Need
When I was growing up, accumulating things seemed like a right of passage through to adulthood. The choice between having and not having something was a no-brainer to me. You always want to have the thing. My constant refrain while out shopping with my mum was “But mummy I need it! I NEED IT!”
