i feel like i need to accept the fact that the feeling something will give me (buying stuff) will fade within days, and that buying something else is not the solution as the same thing will happen, lots of anticipation followed by excitement then being amazed.
just to fall asleep at night and wake up and a few cycles later i no longer getting that feeling and the thing becomes just another thing in the house that i check out every once in a while. i feel like this applies to my hobbies like gaming, music, etc. i play a different game almost every day and when i buy something it feels for a moment like idk how i couldve lived without it, then some time passes and i instead of just going on with my days like before i buy something else basically repeating the same cycle. this kinda bothers me because im spending money i dont even have yet and still relying on family. pretty much every activity i do its like giving myself an excuse to buy something else. i
i feel like without this id just be doing nothing all day watching movies tv and youtube and not learning or practicing anything
I did it in stages so for a few months i would pay catalogues off straight away instead of paying over xx months with % this did make money tight, hurt my pocket but took some control then after few months now i have stopped impulse buying almost and have more money to spend on food. If i impulse once in a blue moon i ring the catalogue and cancel purchase. Not fun cancelling keeps me a bit more financially ok and now i have money da da