Addiction is to surrender habitually or compulsively to something; an "addicted" person is one with a habit so strong that this person cannot easily give up. Shopping is one of the many addictions I have in my whirlwind of a life. This particular addiction is very hard to slow down or deal, because wherever possible, I will find something on which to spend my hard-earned money. I try to save money for my future, so I will able to make more life enhancing purchases in my later years, but it seems impossible for me. Shopping is actually a release; it lets me get rid of any negative energy I may be feeling on a particular day. When I am unhappy, shopping makes me glad again. Shopping could potentially become a problem one day, but I feel like my addiction will not win me over to the extent of making me broke and becoming homeless. .
Investing money in my future is something I feel like I work very hard at, but it feels like all of my efforts go unnoticed. Opportunities knock at my door almost every day to save money, earn interest, and help my future while working at my part-time job at a bank. I try to explore all of the venues of investing and put my knowledge to work with my earnings; it goes nowhere. I have various savings club accounts, my personal savings, and checking accounts, and still I feel that because of my shopping addiction, I have succeeded in spending more than I have saved. I must have a switch in my brain that flips on when I enter a store, because every thought of my future is lost when I see a cute outfit in Macy's or a new pair of sneakers in Foot Locker. I would like to have money left over in a month after paying my car loan and insurance, cell phone, and life's everyday expenses. If I could successfully do this, I could go out and purchase the new clothes and jewelry and get my hair and nails done. But unless I start to have more self-control, I will continue to pay my debits and still have them again next month.
