Impulse Buying
I do almost all the shopping for my family. I go for shopping most of the weekend (it includes grocery shopping) and sometimes weekdays. One thing I keep resisting and some times failing is “impulse buying”. If it’s something more than 500 rupees, my inner eye will wake up and start analyse whether that product is necessary. But if it’s something that’s as small as 10 rupees, I don’t mind spending without even a second thought. The main reason being, “oh it’s very cheap. my family might need it”. But the truth is, it’s not a necessity for my family.
For instance, we went to grocery shopping in one of the health stores today. when we go to their bakery section (which happens every time), we unknowingly end up buying more baked goods than we need. All of us in our family love cookies and cakes. But if we don’t think twice before buying, we wouldn’t be able to finish all the things we bought before their expiry date.
One secret that works quite well in our family is, 10 seconds rule. Before we pick a product, that’s not necessary, in the store, we wait for 5-10 seconds, think whether it’s going to be useful and buy it. Even then we sometimes buy more than required. So, before going to the cashier, we recheck the shopping cart to make sure we have only things that are necessary.
Are you planning to participate in the exercise everyday challenge that starts today? then don’t forget to do any physical activity at least for half an hour.
