How to get over a shopping addiction?

Published January 2, 2014

Question by Angel<3mc: How to get over a shopping addiction?
I am a 17 year old boy, and I have had a shopping addiction problem sense I was 14 and was old enough to work… I just realized that I have spent almost $ 50,000 in the almost 4 years I have worked and I could have saved that money to go to collage 🙁 … any advise?

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Answer by Jesse B
Try and keep yourself busy with another hobby and ask a parent to help manage your money.

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