How to resist deals you don't need?
11 Ways to Resist Wasting Your Money on Groupon and Other Deal Sites
How to resist deals you don't need? Easier than you might think, suggests Wallet Pop, once you get past that habitual urge to splurge just because something looks like a bargain. All you have to do is read this post carefully, create a cheat sheet for yourself with the recommended resistance tactics, and hold it in front of you every time you check out a hot deal that magically appears in your in-box.
Sure, some offerings are worth snatching, but really, those old "I've gotta have that" and "I've gotta go there" attitudes are so 2007. So get with it and get smart about your outlays, even if you try to justify the expense by attaching the word "cheap" to your purchase.
"Whether it's Groupon, LivingSocial, Redeemio or a host of other daily deal sites, those bargains for half off can be almost too enticing to pass up. Who wouldn't want half off a spa treatment or dinner at a restaurant they've been thinking of going to but never did because it was too expensive...?"
