The holiday season is upon us and one of the biggest pitfalls to blowing our budgets is impulse spending! On this episode we explore how stores, whether in person or online, prey upon our tendency make impulsive purchases and what we can do avoid these traps and not overspend! 

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Notable Notes:

What the Internet has to say:

This article from Square Up gives us a behind the scenes look at how companies capitalize on impulse shoppers.

What Jen + Jill have to say:

• “impulse buying - not a pre-meditated purchase” 
  • Gamify shopping- don’t play the game, eliminate the temptation
• Give them a deal- stop buying things because they’re on sale!
• Emphasize self-care- find free ways to care for yourself
• Go beyond seasons greeting- businesses want to get more money out of you because it’s cheaper than finding a new customer.

More from the Internet:

This article from Moneyning provides us with 10 tips to avoid impulse spending over the holidays.

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