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June's Friendly Advice from Winnietalker

Five whole months have gone by and we're in June *yaay* It's funny how time goes by so fast when you're busy with a lot of things. I have noticed that just as the days have been going by very quickly so also has the number of fashion retailers on the Internet been growing. Now I know you're wondering, where is this girl headed? I'll be fast about this.
 You see, dear reader, these online retail outlets make shopping easy and stress free by presenting themselves to you rather than you going out in search of them. The problem here is, you tend to spend more by buying what you do not need especially because of the way these retailers present their wares so beautifully. More troubling is the fact that this form of shopping encourages buyers to spend money they have'nt earned yet! While delivery may sometimes take a few days to weeks, consumers easily allocate their incoming allowance to buying items even before the cash has 'landed'. Buying something that's not needed has never been a good plan, and so far, that's what these shops encourage. 
 Some steps you can take to avoid such thriftless spending is by shunning such sites, unfollowing them if you already do and blocking future adverts that may pop up on your screen. Before I go, I'll leave a beautiful quote with you from Will Rogers and this one says "too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want (need) to impress people they don't like". Yes its not secret that people shop most times just to look better than some people they contend with in their hearts but common! That's just too childish, don't be one of those. Do have a beautiful day ahead! :)

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