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Avoiding the temptation of Boxing Day sales – ABC News
It’s especially hard to resist sales with social media constantly tempting us to buy.
Buying more than what you need and can afford all because of FOMO is bad anytime.
It can be even worse during the post-Christmas sales; driving yourself into debt when you may have already overspent for the holidays.
“We think that because there is some big label attached to it like the Boxing Day sales we’re in for a bargain, and these sales are never going to happen again,” explains Jana Bowden, associate professor of marketing and consumer behaviour at Macquarie University.
“The fact is it’s…
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