Are You A Spender?
Do you have emotional pain around spending and money issues?
Do
you spend money you don't want to?
Do you spend money you don't have?
Do
you hoard money?
Signposts on the road to compulsive spending
Frequent
use of the term "borrow" for things such as cigarettes, pencils, etc
Borrowing small amounts of money from friends.
An association
of charging purchases with being "grown up".
A different feeling
when buying things on credit than when paying cash—a feeling of being in
the "club" a feeling of being accepted by society.
An inordinate sense
of accomplishment in just meeting normal financial obligations paying the phone
bill, etc
Inordinate apprehension when applying for a loan.
Unwarranted
inhibition and embarrassment in what should be a normal discussion
of money.
A lack of concern about things that don't have
to be paid for this month.
Unusual difficulty in recalling and relating
specific obligations to available funds.
Unrealistic expectations
that there should be funds available in the future to meet obligations incurred
in the present.
Inordinate feeling of euphoria on opening a charge
account.
A feeling that someone will take care of you if necessary,
so that you won't really get into serious financial trouble. A feeling that
there is always someone you can turn to for money.
The underlying,
sometimes subconscious feeling that you need someone else to help you get out
from under you financial problems. |
