It’s not unusual to have the urge for the newest fashion item or hottest super gadget, and we live in a world where it is difficult to escape the pressure to buy, buy, buy. Unfortunately, that urge can spiral out of control into a full-blown shopping addiction. When this addiction rears it’s ugly head, the path to recovery is stronger and easier with the intervention and support of friends and family. More often than not, those close to you would notice an addiction even before you realized it yourself. These close people in your life care about you and want you to be better, so strengthen these connections for support through your recovery.
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Carrie Rattle is a Principal at BehavioralCents.com, a website for women focused on mind and money behaviors. She has worked in the financial services industry for 20+ years and hopes to inspire women to better prepare themselves for financial independence.