This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at JCU chapter.
When online, the urge to splurge takes on a whole new meaning…
- It’s a lot easier to spend that extra $10… Or any amount of money for that matter. As my mom likes to say, it’s a lot harder to spend when you have your money in front of you.
- Online advertisements show up everywhere. That rather pricey pair of Birkenstocks you were eyeing on Macy’s website earlier? They’ll come back to haunt you at some point!
- Scavenging your favorite websites for deals is time consuming. Your need to find a sale will soon overcome your desire to type that ten page paper.
- As soon as you buy one thing, you’re more likely to fill up your online shopping cart!
- You probably won’t have someone there to monitor your spending. If your mom is anything like mine, you’re bound to get a call from her the very next day asking why you spent $100 at Sephora…