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Shopping Triggers and How to Curb Them: Depression

by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 29, 2008 | Blog, Debt Management, Stacy $avvy Advice

by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAAt a seminar today, a woman desperate to take control over her finances confessed that her worst shopping trigger was depression. Whether she was feeling lonely, overworked, fat, poor, or just blue in general, the only way she could cheer...

Shopping Triggers and How to Curb Them: Sense of Entitlement

by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 12, 2008 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice

by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAWatching TV last night got me thinking about how our entire society is built around this shopping trigger. TV and radio ads, magazines and catalogues all scream to us: you deserve this, you’re worth it, treat yourself! This is because savvy...

Shopping Triggers and How to Curb Them: Bargain Hunting

by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Sep 9, 2008 | Blog, Budgeting, Stacy $avvy Advice

by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAThe more I blog about shopping triggers, the more they seem to pop up all around me. Here’s another one I have encountered three different times – just today.I saw that Gristedes has grapes on sale, so you can save over $2 per pound. Our...