Episode 570: 570: Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 2
Did you know the “urge to splurge” is a brain chemistry response and can last from 7 – 12 MINUTES? No wonder it can be a difficult mindset to break! In this Part 2 episode, Kathi and spending coach Paige Pritchard talk about brain chemistry and the way it affects our behavior. Today they finish discussing Paige’s five tools to managing your impulsive shopping. The conversation is fascinating. Here are just a few of the many highlights:
- How to use an Urge Jar to change your behavior (and maybe save enough for a trip to Disneyland).
- Making a list of what you want to buy is actually a healthy choice.
- There is a big difference between an intentional buy and an impulse buy.

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About Our Guests

Paige Pritchard
Spending Coach
Overcoming Overspending
Promised Resources
- Why You Impulse Shop & How To Stop (Free Masterclass)
Paige Pritchard's free masterclass on understanding and stopping impulse shopping, as promised in the episode.
- Clutter Free Academy Facebook Community
Free Facebook group to participate in No Buy July, supporting the challenge mentioned in the episode.
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Resources Mentioned
- 569: Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 1
The previous episode in this series, recommended to listen for context.
- Overwhelmed: How to Quiet the Chaos and Restore Your Sanity
Book by Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory, discussed as relevant to feeling overwhelmed and decluttering.
- Notion
Notion organizational software, referenced as a tool.
- The Clutter-Free Home
Kathi Lipp's book for creating a clutter-free home, recommended on the podcast.
- Clutter Free for Life
Clutter Free for Life program information.
- Clutter Free for Life Facebook Group
Supporting Facebook group for ongoing decluttering accountability.
- Sundance Catalog – Women’s Clothing
Example site for shopping, referenced in the episode.
- Kathi Lipp’s Clutter Free Academy on iTunes
Podcast platform link for listeners to subscribe on iTunes.
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