Tips to break a spending addiction
8/03/09 •
A spending addiction is similar to a food addiction, it is impossible to abstain from it. We all have a weakness and for people that are aware of their weaknesses they can try to avoid them. Alcoholics will avoid alcohol, drug addicts will avoid drugs. However you cant live without spending money. [...]
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