Comfortable Crutches

Expenses as a psychological crutch
There are two types of emotional spending. One is the purchase that is personally appealing to you that he plays on your emotions. The other is using the money for emotional comfort. This error relates to the last and I will address the first in the next section. Although not all women are equally likely to be victims of this mistake, they are more likely than men to engage in it. The following comment received from one of the women we interviewed is a reflection of many we received. Would buy things based on my emotional state at the time. If I was sad, or feeling of rejection, or want a boyfriend, I would go buy something with the hope of feeling better. Ten pairs of shoes. Let us make that fifteen years! A new blouse to impress a guy I had my eye still not working. Emotional spending is a short term solution to a problem long term. Author and motivational speaker Valerie Burton reminds us, if you stay on track controlled by your emotions, you will never enjoy the emotional, spiritual and financial life you were meant to have. The first step to eliminate the bad financial choices and make smart financial choices is to identify the emotions that you sabotage. Ask yourself if any of these emotions are the real culprit for your anger, jealousy, loneliness, fear, shame or despair. Failure to meet or perhaps even identify the emotions that you are shopping emotional contributes significantly to your continuing in this way expensive. Therefore each edge coaching is more psychological and behavioral oriented. Emotion is an important feeling for us.