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Compulsive shopping is the part of life but in youths life shopping and spending money events are happen without any crisis. But sometime they face financial problems. Economic problems may occur if money is borrowed.

Compulsive shopping and spending are defined as extreme and out of control. As with other addictions, the spending addict starts to waste and shop in the face of unfavorable cost. These penalties are the same in nature to the consequences shaped from drug addiction or alcoholism.

Shopping is related with a feeling of happiness. Research has shown that many compulsive shoppers experience from mood disorders, substance abuse or eating disorders. They have the tendency of shopping which becomes the cause of their depression because they spent their all money in shopping.

In one survey this is seen that youth's girls spend more time and money in shopping than youth boys. But boys spend their mostly time in videogames.

The signs of compulsive shopping are:

• Shopping or spending money as a result of being disappointed, angry or scared.
• Feeling that spending or shopping is a reckless or forbidden act.
• Spending habits that cause emotional distress in life
• Lying to others about what was bought or how much money was spent.
• Arguing with others regarding shopping or spending habits.
• Having many purchases that are never used.
• Buying items on credit that would not be bought with cash.
• Feeling guilty, ashamed, embarrassed or confused after shopping or spending money.
• Opinion obsessively about money
• Spending a lot of time juggling accounts or bills to manage spending.