How to stop impulse buying from shopping apps
Irresistible sales notifications and browsing routines trick people into buying unneeded items on impulse. This makes it difficult to track spending or maintain savings, often leaving balances mounting before habits are recognized.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Only searching for specific items needed rather than browsing deals
- 2Setting up targeted deal or price alerts for pre-determined items
- 3Practicing self-control by remembering that not buying an item is 100 percent savings
- 4cancelling unnecessary subscriptions
- 5using credit cards to float upcoming expenses and paying statement balances
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I guess it’s more of a spending problem. I struggle to realize when I’m spending too much money, which is why my credit card is at $1000 due October 12th.”source ↗
“I have to admit some of the deals are really good. Then again I end up buying something’s I might not otherwise and feel like a hoarder.”source ↗
“I really struggle with budgeting and savings. I grew up receiving everything I ever wanted, so I see something, I just buy it.”source ↗
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