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Published: November 19, 2007
Tips on controlling overspending
1. Get rid of your credit cards, checkbooks and bank debit cards before you go shopping. Use only cash.
2. Never buy something on the spot. Instead, walk away and give yourself a "mandatory waiting period." If you still want the item in a few days, then you can go back and make your thought-out purchase.
3. Write down everything you buy for two weeks: groceries, gas for your car, the electric bill, even ...
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