(1/3) i slipped into a dopamine cycle of buying whatever i wanted. i'm a stay at home mom who takes on extra work for fun things, but i kept blowing all my money on things i didn't *really* need. so i'm doing no buy! spending money and waiting for them to arrive gave me such a boost of dopamine, - ThreadSky

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lune.ink • 5 days ago

(1/3) i slipped into a dopamine cycle of buying whatever i wanted. i'm a stay at home mom who takes on extra work for fun things, but i kept blowing all my money on things i didn't *really* need. so i'm doing no buy! spending money and waiting for them to arrive gave me such a boost of dopamine,

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dollfieplaytime.bsky.social•5 days ago

I struggle with this a lot, especially when stressed or sick, and I love the idea of tallying up all you save by not giving in and buying.

alithegaminghag.writes.fyi•5 days ago

i’ve struggled with this behavior since i was a kid. my mom taught me a really great method to deal with it. i put whatever it is in my cart, then close out of the website & wait a week.

alithegaminghag.writes.fyi•5 days ago

if i still want the item after a whole week, i can buy it, but most of the time i just forget i even wanted it in the first place💀 it works wonders for me!

lune.ink•5 days ago

(2/3) and then when the item(s) arrived i'd feel so disappointed and down.. then i'd buy something else to get that feeling again.

it was literally addictive. so far i've been no buy for a week and at moments it feels frustrating. but every time i put something in my cart and wanted to purchase

lune.ink•5 days ago

(3/3) it, instead i write the item down in my journal, along with the amount i saved by not purchasing. at the end of all this, i'm going to add up all the purchases i wanted to make and take a look at how much i saved!

agangofplants.bsky.social•3 days ago

Just here to say I’m proud of you and you got this. Dug myself out of this habit and out of debt two years ago and never looked back! It feels so good to get it under control. You’re doing great!

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