{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fd60951f8-90ce-45a3-bdcf-1a818165d0f0","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 144: Stopping Shopping","description":"It is so easy to shop online. And that's not a problem, unless it is a problem. This week, Janine and Shannon discuss some ideas for pressing pause on the urge to shop.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 The online shopping Shannon's been doing, thanks to targeted Instagram ads, and how she's stepping it back\n\u2022 Creating a pause to stop online impulse shopping\n\u2022 How Janine has bought very little in recent months, thanks to the 100-day dress challenge she's participating in\n\u2022 Easing the urge to shop by shopping in your closet (or elsewhere in your house)\n\u2022 The temptation of single-use gadgets\n\u2022 Looking at the deeper need you're trying to satisfy with purchases\n\u2022 Trying on the feeling you're trying to get by shopping without actually making the purchase\n\u2022 The secret weapon that stops us from needless shopping: You Need a Budget (YNAB)\n\u2022 How YNAB can help you save for something valuable and stop you from frittering away money on small purchases\n\u2022 Creating space to think clearly about what you're seeking, the problem you're trying to solve, what you're trying to feel and if there's some other way for you to accomplish it\n\u2022 Shannon's one-in-one-out policy with regard to her collection of graphic tees\n\u2022 How it's harder to get rid of something you already have than it is to choose to get something new\n\u2022 An important thing to remember: There's nothing wrong with shopping if shopping isn't a problem\n\nVisit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com for links","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}