5 Reasons Why You Overspend and How To Stop It

Overspending and impulsive financial decisions are coping mechanisms and a distraction from what is really going on. Spending gives our brain a reward, a fleeting "high". We often act from an emotional irrational state that leads us to make bad decisions or bury our head in the sand. I explore exactly why overspending occurs including the science behind it. Once we have discovered the why, we can then explore the how. In this episode: 5 top tips on how we can prevent overspending from happening The things that happen when we are acting from our emotional irrational state How the link between trauma and addiction can affect our spending Why we need to look at healing our relationship with money to help break bad habits with our spending How changing our behaviours from reactive to proactive will increase our bank balance The importance of creating a delay before making a purchase and why that can have a massive impact   Resources: Join The Money Circle Join Catherine's Facebook Page and FREE Facebook Group My Online Courses – Investing for beginners from £1 Catherine's YouTube Channel  Connect with Catherine on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook