[Fidelia]

It usually happens when we go for shopping in Malls, there we see a lot of things with a lot of variety and we loses control from ourselves. So we buy unnecessary items. We need to avoid this habit and always purchase items which we need.

If you suffer to make money, why should you lose control if yourself? I don't think it is good to lose control if yourself because money is hard to make.

[JASPREET]

I also sometimes buy things that I don't even need and still have such things at home but these days I am more into buying things that I need

[eldavis]

Knowing your needs and wants plays a very important role, a lot of people tend to buy what they don't need because they do not know their needs. Have a list to separate your needs from your wants.

[Treborika]

For those that they have a great controlled budget couldn't buy things that they don't need. l think that is called impulsive buying.

[JASPREET]

To follow this you need to kill the temptation to buy everything you like and then you can use this to save money

[Sunky]

When the urge to just keep buying things come, you have to resist it by evaluating what particular purpose that thing serves in your life for your everyday need. That would help you to stop buying the things you don't need.

[sweerie_banana]

Avoid spending on things you don't genuinely need. Instead, focus on investing in items that add real value to your life.
Prioritize what truly matters to you, and let your spending align with your values and goals.

[OldGuy]

We live in a materialistic world. Advertising and amazing displays entice us to buy things we don't need and too many fall for the bloated claims to buy now without really thinking about it. There is one more detail you might consider adding to your thought process that could help stem the purchasing urge.

Once you have the item in your possession, you have to consider where you are going to store it when you get home. Is it going to be front and center in your living area, or is it expected to be consigned to some storage area? Do you actually believe you are going to be using it every day or is it just going to be added to the clutter in the home?

If you are settled in your home and have no plans for a move anytime in the near future, it may be OK to just collect stuff, but if you are moving, your collection of useless stuff becomes millstones around your neck. You either have to figure out a way to pack it and load it up, or you have to figure out a way to get rid of it before you can move.

When you finally get to the point you have to move into senior housing, you will find there is simply no room for 80% to 90% of your stuff. By that time, you are not likely to be mentally up to the challenge of what to do with it all and you need someone to come in and help. They won't care what you paid for it and are likely to just toss most of it in a dumpster to get rid of it.

You may be young now and old age is so far in the future it is unthinkable now. Age hits us all and you cannot stop it. Try to think about all that when you look at some fascinating new gizmo that you don't really need but want on impulse anyway now. Dealing with all those millstones comes up on you without any real warning, especially if you are hit with some major health issue. Of course if you drop dead in the meantime, you will have left quite a mess for your family to clean up.

[nela13]

We live in a materialistic world. Advertising and amazing displays entice us to buy things we don't need and too many fall for the bloated claims to buy now without really thinking about it.

There's a saying my mother sometimes says: Don't buy what you don't need because it's cheap, if you don't need it it's very expensive!

[Pistis]

It even becomes very difficult to manage the things you bought me that you don't need. It tends to make life complicated. And you might end up selling it at giveaway prices.

[SHAHID987]

This usually happens when we go to malls, there we lose our control and purchase so many things which we don't need. This is the main reason I avoid to go there.

[Stevo]

It is always a waste of money when you buy things that you can't close your eyes and tell someone it's specific use. When you struggle with that query, you just wasted money.

[peachpurple]

I do not carry much cash, maybe $20, a meal cost around $5 to $8, x 3 a day almost gone. So i do not simply buy anything coz dun have enough cash in hand

[Stevo]

I do not carry much cash, maybe $20, a meal cost around $5 to $8, x 3 a day almost gone. So i do not simply buy anything coz dun have enough cash in hand

For some people, even when they don't have cash, they borrow or use credit card to buy what tickles them.

[JASPREET]

This is a basic tip to save money and if we can stick with this then we can save so much money as many people still buy unnecessary things