The Internet

My days of Internet shopping have only just begun! Ive finally thrown in the towel on going to the mall and looking for clothes. Don't get me wrong I still love mall culture: Food courts, the smell of perfume wafting over from the Macy's, gypsies cramming useless gadgets in my face. But I love how easy the Internet makes it for me to drain my bank account! I just click on an item, pay via my pay pal account, forget that I paid thirty bucks for a t-shirt, and 6 to 7 business days later i get a package at my door, it's great!.... Right? You see, like most of us, ok some of us, paying with a credit card over the internet does not feel like a real transaction. There is no physical exchange of money, no signature of any kind. Its easy to forget exactly how much stuff you purchased with out the "Big Brown Bag". 

It is the convenience of Internet spending that makes it a slippery slope. I think there is a certain amount of satisfaction that arises every time you press the "make purchase'' button, it can be exciting sometimes. It's east to see how some poor soul could develop a problem. Curbing the appetite for spending must require a bit of diligence, and responsibility on our part.