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What role does planning purchases play? · Wellbeing Solutions - Ask A Counsellor

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  SPEAKER_00: What role does planning purchases play?
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes when we are feeling stressed or anxious, we can impulsively buy things to see if this can make us feel better or help us feel better.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can plan around this by reducing time spending in shops or online.
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  SPEAKER_00: So in doing this it minimises the chance of impulse purchases.
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  SPEAKER_00: When we plan it has been found that we are more in control of our spent and habits and we spend our money on items that make us happy, make our life easier, such as deliveries and things to save time, or we can use our money to care for ourselves amongst lots of other things.
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  SPEAKER_00: If we plan for these by thinking about how much money we are bringing into the home and use this plan as part of a routine to prevent spending more than you should or that you have available to you, which in turn will help relieve stress and anxiety.
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  SPEAKER_00: Planning your spending can also save time, wastage, and relieve yourself of making ad hoc decisions or anxiety of forgetting things that are needed and buy things that you need of higher importance.
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  SPEAKER_00: So in itself this is a form of self-care.
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  SPEAKER_00: Any small thing that we can do to help our lives be that bit easier will automatically reduce the anxiety and stress that we feel on a daily basis.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you feel that you need any help or support, please do reach out.