Reducing Social Media Use to Control Impulse Spending

[Nomad]

Scrolling through social media can lead to impulsive purchases. As you scroll the feed, you will be bombard with ads and you are tempted to buy the products advertised on the ads. If you limit your social media uses, you will be less exposed to ads thus helping you to minimize your temptation to buy things or make impulsive purchase decision. This will ultimately, lead to better financial decisions.

 

[freelancermaria]

Using social media platforms like TikTok can lead to impulsive purchases. I have experienced this temptation, but my self-control has improved significantly over the years. LOL.

 

[Min George]

If social media is pushing you into impulse spending, it means such a person has a very weak mentality. I don't need to reduce social media use to know I don't need to spend impulsively.

 

[Starmix]

I agree with you @Nomad ,it's tempting to keep on browsing some ads on media like Facebook especially on Facebook Market Place.

 

[aninditasen]

Scrolling through social media can lead to impulsive purchases. As you scroll the feed, you will be bombard with ads and you are tempted to buy the products advertised on the ads. If you limit your social media uses, you will be less exposed to ads thus helping you to minimize your temptation to buy things or make impulsive purchase decision. This will ultimately, lead to better financial decisions.

I do use social media once a day and do buy things that a loaded there but only if they are useful to me.

 

[eLdavis]

The use of social media can definitely influence how we spend, though i have not experienced this personally.

 

[Kross]

When you have your own self discipline in your financial life, you don't need reduction of social media activity to control your spending habits.

 

[Springtime]

I think what matters most is self-discipline. I just buy what I need. Seldom buy because I see an attractive ad in the social media.

 

[magnus2022]

I don't buy things online. In fact, social media doesn't and will not influence my spending habit. Though, am addicted to social media especially Facebook but it have no external influence on me.

 

[Fidelia]

I can't reduce social media activity to reduce impulse spending. You need self discipline unless you would find yourself still spending impulsively even with limited social media

 

[Starmix]

Self discipline and self control help me reduce my spending from items I see on display on Facebook Market Place. There are many appealing items displayed there. What I do, forcing the self not to open the market place on Facebook and those ads via videos. They are tempting me.