3 sneaky tactics that websites use to make you spend | Your Money and Your Mind

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Worldwide, online retail has been on the rise.
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Naama Lieberman ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ืžื›ื™ืจื•ืช ืžืงื•ื•ื ื•ืช ื ืžืฆืื•ืช ื‘ืขืœื™ื”.
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In 2019 alone,
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ื‘-2019 ื‘ืœื‘ื“,
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shoppers spent nearly 3.8 trillion dollars online.
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ืงื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืจืฉืช ื”ื•ืฆื™ืื• ื›ืžืขื˜ 3.8 ื˜ืจื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ.
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And to keep those figures climbing,
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ื•ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ืžืกืคืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื™ืžืฉื™ื›ื• ืœื˜ืคืก,
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some companies are pulling out all of the stops
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ื™ืฉ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืฉื™ืขืฉื• ื”ื›ื•ืœ
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to hold your attention and to keep you spending.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืคื•ืก ืืช ืชืฉื•ืžืช ื”ืœื‘ ืฉืœื›ื ื•ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื›ื ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื‘ื–ื‘ื–.
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To help you regain control of your shopping environment,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื›ื ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช ื”ืงื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื,
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I'll identify three of their tactics
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ืื–ื”ื” ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžื”ื˜ืงื˜ื™ืงื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ
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and share three tips to counteract them.
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ื•ืืฉืชืฃ ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช.
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[Your Money and Your Mind with Wendy De La Rosa]
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[ื”ื›ืกืฃ ืฉืœืš ื•ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื” ืฉืœืš ืขื ื•ื•ื ื“ื™ ื“ื” ืœื” ืจื•ื–ื”]
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One online gimmick that sites use is gamification,
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ื’ื™ืžื™ืง ืื—ื“ ืฉืืชืจื™ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื• ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื—ื•ืง,
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and this is where websites use game design elements
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ืืชืจื™ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืืœืžื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื
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to get you to spend more time and more money on their sites.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื›ื ืœื‘ืœื•ืช ืขื•ื“ ื–ืžืŸ ื•ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื›ืกืฃ ื‘ืืชืจ ืฉืœื”ื.
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Now, some sites have a virtual wheel for you to spin
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ื™ืฉ ืืชืจื™ื ืขื ื’ืœื’ืœ ื•ื™ืจื˜ื•ืืœื™ ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœืกื•ื‘ื‘
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to get a chance at that day's discounts.
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ื•ืœืงื‘ืœ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื ื—ื” ื™ื•ืžื™ืช.
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Others, they let you accrue loyalty points
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ื‘ืื—ืจื™ื, ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ืœื›ื ืœืฆื‘ื•ืจ ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื ืืžื ื•ืช
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based on how you interact with the site.
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ืขืœ ื‘ืกื™ืก ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงืฆื™ื” ืฉืœื›ื ืขื ื”ืืชืจ.
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And that kind of gamification, in my mind, is really dangerous.
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ื•ืกื•ื’ ื›ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉื—ื•ืง, ืœื“ืขืชื™, ื”ื•ื ื‘ืืžืช ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ.
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In one classic experiment,
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ื‘ื ื™ืกื•ื™ ืงืœืืกื™ ืื—ื“,
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lab rats were more captivated by the random chance of pushing a lever
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ื—ื•ืœื“ื•ืช ื‘ืžืขื‘ื“ื” ื”ื™ื• ืžืจื•ืชืงื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ื”ืจื ื“ื•ืžืœื™ ืฉืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื‘ื™ื“ื™ืช
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and receiving a food pellet
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ืชื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื ืื•ื›ืœ
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than by the certainty of a fixed food schedule.
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ืœืขื•ืžืช ื”ื•ื•ื“ืื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืจื•ื—ื•ืช ื‘ื–ืžื ื™ื ืงื‘ื•ืขื™ื.
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And we as humans are just the same.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ.
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We're enticed by the chance to win.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืคืชื™ื ืœืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืœื–ื›ื•ืช.
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Just like at a slot machine in Vegas,
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืžื›ื•ื ืช ืžื–ืœ ื‘ื•ื•ื’ืืก,
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you increase your dopamine levels every time you try your luck.
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ืืชื ืžืขืœื™ื ืืช ืจืžื•ืช ื”ื“ื•ืคืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืืชื ืžื ืกื™ื ืืช ืžื–ืœื›ื.
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So my tip here is to avoid temptation altogether
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ืื– ื”ื˜ื™ืค ืฉืœื™ ื›ืืŸ ื”ื•ื ืœื”ื™ืžื ืข ืžื”ืคื™ืชื•ื™ ืœื’ืžืจื™
01:12
by unsubscribing from online shopping emails.
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืกืจื” ืžืจืฉื™ืžื•ืช ืชืคื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ืคืจืกื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื™ืœ.
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You can't buy what you can't see,
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ืืชื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืงื ื•ืช ืžื” ืฉืืชื ืœื ืจื•ืื™ื,
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and these emails are constant reminders
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ื•ื”ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ื ืชื–ื›ื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ืœืชื™ ืคื•ืกืงื•ืช
01:19
that are intended to lure us back to the site
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ืฉื ื•ืขื“ื• ืœืคืชื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื• ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืœืืชืจ
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with its gamifications and its gimmick,
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ืขื ื”ืžืฉื—ื•ืง ื•ืขื ื”ื’ื™ืžื™ืงื™ื ืฉืœื•,
01:24
when you'd otherwise not be thinking about them.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื–ื” ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
01:26
A second tactic online retailers use is scarcity.
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ื˜ืงื˜ื™ืงื” ืฉื ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืงื•ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืžื—ืกื•ืจ.
01:29
Many sites now tell you
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืืชืจื™ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื›ื
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how many other customers are also viewing the same item,
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ื›ืžื” ืœืงื•ื—ื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ื ืฆื•ืคื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืคืจื™ื˜,
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making it seem like that item is very popular,
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ื•ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืœื–ื” ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ืคืจื™ื˜ ืžืื•ื“ ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™,
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and it's likely to go quickly.
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ื•ื‘ื˜ื— ื™ืื–ืœ ืžื”ืจ.
01:38
Similarly, websites will use a timer for your basket,
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื“ื•ืžื”, ื™ืฉ ืืชืจื™ื ืฉืฉืžื™ื ื˜ื™ื™ืžืจ ืขืœ ืกืœ ื”ืงื ื™ื•ืช,
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pushing and pushing the message
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ื“ื•ื—ืคื™ื ื•ื“ื•ื—ืคื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืกืจ
01:43
that these potential items won't be available for long.
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ืฉื”ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื–ืžื™ื ื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘.
01:46
Research shows that the perceptions of a product's scarcity
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ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืžืจืื” ืฉืชืคื™ืกื” ืฉืœ ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ื‘ืžื•ืฆืจ
01:49
can increase its value in the eye of the shopper
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขืจืš ืฉืœื• ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ื”ืงื•ื ื”
01:52
and increase a shopper's willingness to buy.
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ื•ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืืช ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืงื•ื ื” ืœืงื ื•ืช.
01:54
Scarcity can also make people feel more competitive and selfish as well.
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ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ื’ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืชื—ืจื•ืชื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื’ื ืื ื•ื›ื™ื™ื.
01:58
So here's my tip to help you combat scarcity:
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ืื– ื”ื ื” ื”ื˜ื™ืค ืฉืœื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื›ื ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื ื‘ืžื—ืกื•ืจ:
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when scarcity is tempting you,
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ื›ืฉื”ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ืžืคืชื” ืืชื›ื,
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back away from the website, back away from the car
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ืชืชืจื—ืงื• ืžื”ืืชืจ, ืชืชืจื—ืงื• ืžื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช
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and sleep on it.
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ื•ืชืฉื ื• ืขืœ ื–ื”.
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That can help you decide whether or not you really need
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ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื›ื ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืื ืืชื ื‘ืืžืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื
02:09
whatever it is that you were planning on buying.
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ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืชื›ื ื ืชื ืœืงื ื•ืช.
02:12
Leave the site for at least an entire day
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ืขื–ื‘ื• ืืช ื”ืืชืจ ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืœื™ื•ื ืฉืœื
02:14
and see if you're still itching for the item.
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ื•ืชืจืื• ืื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื’ืจื“ ืœื›ื ืœืงื ื•ืช.
02:16
This approach works best if you use an incognito browser
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ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ื”ื–ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื ืืชื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื’ืœื™ืฉื” ื‘ืกืชืจ
02:19
so you won't be haunted by the ads for the product
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ื›ื›ื” ื”ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืœืžื•ืฆืจ ืœื ื™ืจื“ืคื• ืื—ืจื™ื›ื
02:22
everywhere you go.
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ืœื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืฉืชืœื›ื•.
02:23
The third tactic that companies use
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ื”ื˜ืงื˜ื™ืงื” ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืžืฉืชืžืฉื•ืช ื‘ื”
02:26
is to allow you to pay in installments.
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ื”ื™ื ืœืืคืฉืจ ืœื›ื ืœืฉืœื ื‘ืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื.
02:28
A number of e-commerce sites have adopted payment schemes
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ื›ืžื” ืืชืจื™ ืžืกื—ืจ ืืœืงื˜ืจื•ื ื™ ืืžืฆื• ืฉื™ื˜ืช ื—ืœื•ืงื” ืœืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื
02:31
that will let you order an item and pay for it later.
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ืฉืžืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื›ื ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืคืจื™ื˜ ื•ืœืฉืœื ืขืœื™ื• ืื—ืจ ื›ืš.
02:35
Now, installment plans are useful
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ื—ืœื•ืงื” ืœืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื ื”ื™ื ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™ืช
02:37
if you're replacing a large, expensive item,
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ืื ืืชื ืžืชื—ื“ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื•ืฆืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ื™ืงืจ,
02:39
like a broken refrigerator.
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ื›ืžื• ืžืงืจืจ ืฉื”ืชืงืœืงืœ.
02:41
But I think these installment plans veer towards predatory
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื˜ื•ืจืฃ
02:44
when you're purchasing less urgent, less important items.
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ื›ืฉืืชื ืงื•ื ื™ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช ื“ื—ื•ืคื™ื ืื• ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื.
02:48
Looking at small monthly payments
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ื›ืฉืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืขืœ ืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื
02:50
psychologically decreases the cost of those new sneakers
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ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช, ื ื“ืžื” ืฉืชืฉืœืžื• ืคื—ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช
02:54
or new pair of jeans.
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ืื• ืขืœ ื”ื’โ€™ื™ื ืก ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื.
02:55
And that mental trickery
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ื•ื”ื”ื˜ืขื™ื” ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ืช ื”ื–ื•
02:56
means that you're more likely to buy additional items.
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ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื” ืฉืืชื ื›ื ืจืื” ืชืงื ื• ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื.
ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื–ื• ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉื•ื ื” ืžื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ืืฉืจืื™,
03:00
And while it may feel different from a credit card,
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03:02
you still owe these companies money.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืชื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ื›ืกืฃ ืœื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
03:04
So at the end of the day, you're still taking on debt
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ืื– ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื•ื, ืืชื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช
03:07
and potentially adding late fees and interest,
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ื•ืžืกืชื›ื ื™ื ื‘ืงื ืกื•ืช ืื™ื—ื•ืจ ื•ื‘ืจื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช,
03:09
and you may find yourself owing a lot more
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ื•ืืชื ืขืœื•ืœื™ื ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืฉืฉื™ืœืžืชื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:12
than the original sticker value for those jeans.
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ืžื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ ืขืœ ื”ืชื•ื•ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื’โ€™ื™ื ืก ื”ืืœื”.
03:15
So here's my third and final tip:
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ืื– ื”ื ื” ื”ื˜ื™ืค ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ื•ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™:
03:17
above all else, do not use these payment installment plans.
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื›ื•ืœ, ืืœ ืชืงื ื• ื‘ืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื.
03:21
If you want an actual discount,
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ืื ืืชื ื‘ืืžืช ืจื•ืฆื™ื ื”ื ื—ื”,
03:23
there are browser plug-ins you can use
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ื™ืฉ ืชื•ืกืคื™ื ืœื“ืคื“ืคืŸ
03:25
that will help you find the best deals.
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ืฉื™ืขื–ืจื• ืœื›ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ืขืกืงื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:27
Online retail has made shopping incredibly convenient,
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ืžื›ื™ืจื•ืช ืžืงื•ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืคื›ื• ืืช ื”ืงื ื™ื•ืช ืœื ื•ื—ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:30
but not every day needs to feel as overwhelming as Black Friday.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืฆื™ืฃ ื›ืžื• ื‘ืœืืง ืคืจื™ื™ื“ื™ื™.
03:33
By putting these tips into practice,
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ืื ืชืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
03:35
you can tune out some of the tricks and the gimmicks,
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ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืชืขืœื ืžื—ืœืง ืžื”ื˜ืจื™ืงื™ื ื•ืžื”ื’ื™ืžื™ืงื™ื,
03:38
and once again, regain control of your shopping environment.
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ื•ืฉื•ื‘, ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืืช ื”ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช ื”ืงื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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