Hi, I’m Simon and I’ve been a HotUKDealsAholic for nearly 7 years. I hope there are others that have this money spending problem! I spend my money on things I don’t need , I’m very addicted. I use to be addicted to social media, I go to sleep and the first thing I checked was Facebook, then Twitter! I’ve now had to come onto hotukdeals when I first wake up to fulfil my addiction. I check hotukdeals at least 79 times a day, I will find at least one deal that stops me having the shakes . I then have to explain to the MRS that I’ve spent another £54 on some trash from Ali express that will sit in the cupboard , or another Xbox game that will be added to my ever growing collection of games that I will never play. This is all not needed or wanted ! I’m glad I got this off my chest ….
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sorted byThe root cause, whether excessive hukd, social media browsing, video games etc...is due to dopamine.
It's the anticipation of being rewarded, either by finding a bargain, or leveling up, or seeing that some random person has 'liked' your post...by doing very little work to get that dopamine which gets us hooked. It stops us from spending our time doing things actually worthwhile because doing so takes effort, and we're lazy. Why go fix that wonky table, or clean the patio to get that satisfied feeling (dopamine) when you can swipe your phone, in bed to get it!
Im happy to share though that ive some how managed to hold off ordering a psvr2 and its only 3 days until release, im very proud of myself but of its on offer for less than 500 next month im buying (edited)
Oh god I'm as bad as my Mrs
i always feel gutted when i am busy during the day and can't access the site, to find deals had expired while i have been away
i have bought things i don't need, but they were great bargains . Overall, i have generally bought things i need and have saved so much money from being a member of the site
Start thinking about a luxury holiday break you both want to book this year and dedicate your eBay profits to that.
And instead of buying things you don't need, how about donating that money to charity or such like ?. Sometimes on here it's hard to know when people are joking and when they are serious, both in terms of 'boasting' about buying endless gadgets they don't need/use, or how they visit the site countless times a day for fear of missing out on a deal...
No wonder 'influencers' and the likes of Andrew Tate have risen to such prominence when people are so materialistic. (edited)