Spenders Anonymous - Are you a spender?
A 12-Step Fellowship
Do you have emotional pain around spending and money issues?
Do you spend money you don't want to?
Do you spend money you don't have?
Do you hoard money?
Signposts on the road to compulsive spending
Frequent use of the term "borrow" for things such as cigarettes,
pencils, etc
Borrowing small amounts of money from friends.
An association of charging purchases with being "grown up".
A different feeling when buying things on credit than when paying cash—a
feeling of being in the "club" a feeling of being accepted by society.
An inordinate sense of accomplishment in just meeting normal financial
obligations paying the phone bill, etc
Inordinate apprehension when applying for a loan.
Unwarranted inhibition and embarrassment in what should be a normal discussion
of money.
A lack of concern about things that don't have to be paid for this month.
Unusual difficulty in recalling and relating specific obligations to available
funds.
Unrealistic expectations that there should be funds available in the future to
meet obligations incurred in the present.
Inordinate feeling of euphoria on opening a charge account.
A feeling that someone will take care of you if necessary, so that you won't
really get into serious financial trouble. A feeling that there is always
someone you can turn to for money.
The underlying, sometimes subconscious feeling that you need someone else to
help you get out from under you financial problems.
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