When you're standing in front of a small group of people ashamedly stating, "My name is [Insert Your Name Here] and it's been 2 weeks since I..." it's probably a tad late recognising that you have a shopping addiction.

While we always blame women for their poor shopping restraint research now shows that men are almost equally culpable.

Test yourself on the following questions and see how you fair?

1. How many credit cards do you possess?
a. None
b. One
c. Two
d. Three or more

2. What's your annual income?
a. More than 200K
b. 101K to 199K
c. 51K to 99K
d. 50K or less

3. How old are you?
a. Above 80
b. Between 41 and 79
c. Between 18 and 39
d. 40

4. How far is your credit card away from its limit?
a. Less than $1000 or more
b. Less than $500 - $999
c. Exceeding the limit
d. Less than $100

5. How much do you pay off your credit card?
a. All purchases within interest-free period
b. As much as you can
c. More than the minimum payment
d. The minimum payment

If you selected (d) for most of your answers you'll find that chances of joining that compulsive shopping group therapy class are quite high.

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