Freeze your spending addiction

Posted in Finances on Aug 20, 2007

Do you often find yourself impulse shopping? I have come across several solutions to keep you from making a purchase too quickly most of which say take time to think about your purchase. Today I ran across a truly unique idea.

The Discount Diva says to literally freeze your credit card. As in, put your credit card in water and stick it in your freezer.

Personally, this would not work for me because I use my credit card for gas and other necessities, but I do think it’s a very interesting idea.

Do you think this is something you might try?

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One Response to “ Freeze your spending addiction ”

  1. # 1 Michelle Says:

    i probably would do something like that, only to find a way to dethaw it the next day to get that new pair of shoes i’ve been wanting.

    when i want to shop, nothing will stop me. not even a frozen credit card. lol

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