Most of us who love shopping have fallen a victim to buying an item or two that ourselves, and our wallet, have ended up regretting. The easy way to avoid spending money on items that you don’t absolutely love or need, is asking yourself a couple of questions once you find that trendy item you might buy.

The first question is why are you there in the first place? That random shopping trip that you decided to make, might be your first mistake. Don’t go shopping without having an idea of what you need and definitely set a budget. It might be worth doing a little window shopping if you have self-control. You must also be careful of sale items when you are shopping because many people ask themselves, do I want this just because it’s on sale?

Secondly, after you buy this item, will you need something else to go with it? Try your best not to buy things if it requires you to buy something else. Or if you even have something very similar to it at home. When you start buying items that all look the same, you just end up wasting more money.

I think most of us have gone shopping and fell in love with something that didn’t actually fit us but we ended up buying it anyway. Ask yourself if it is worth buying if it doesn’t fit and try not to make excuses like it will be motivation for you to go to the gym. We both know that it will probably just sit in your closet while that money could have been used for other things.

These important final questions are crucial when it comes to shopping, first, can you really afford it? There is a big chance that you probably can’t, do your best to save for it and if you still want it later, when you can afford it, then buy it! You also have to watch out for buying items just because of the brand. There are so many shops and online opportunities when it comes to a specific item that you want. When you go shopping next, ask yourself these simple questions and hopefully it will steer into the direction of only buying things that you need, and are affordable.