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create un “acting out™ behavior
which allows you to feel every feel-
ing of which you're normally
depzived.

Signposts for
shopaholic behavior

The following are several reasons
for exhibiting shopaholic behavior:
@ Spending may be translated into
“not saving” which traps many single
women. Saving is a symbol that you
are alone and independent financially.

You may be like many women
who live in a suspended state wait-
ing for “Mr. Right” or the elusive
“better job” to take care of you and
your finances. You fee! guilty when
you spend instead of saving to pro-
vide for yourself, but you'd rather
spend than admit that you are alone.

Things can change. but live life
in present tense.

@ A bargain-hunter buys things not
really needed to get a surge of
adrenaline at the sight of a sale tag.
If you tend to keep sale items like
trophies in your closet as proof of
success of the hunt, remember pride
in your frugality is great if you need-
ed the item, but unjustified if you
didn’t.

If you are insecure about
finances, hoarding sale items until
you need them won't provide a sta-
ble base. Instead, take an inventory
of your wardrobe and look only for
those few things you need to com-
plete it. You will end up saving
more. >
» If your home life while growing
up brought about a sense of financial
insecurity, it can evolve into either
frugality or extravagance as an adult.
Both will bring feelings of guilt,
which will make the situation worse.
_ Ifa parent used to get angry
when bills arrived, it can haunt you
as an adult whenever you spend.

ASK WAYNE

Graduated 1968 from the International
Fabricate Institute in Silverspring, Maryland.

Q: What Causes
Invisible Stains?

= When you eat an apple and the core
turns brown after it has been exposed to
the air, that’s oxidation. The natural sugar
in the apple reacts to air over time and
turns the fruit brown. The same thing hap-
pens with invisible stains.

Invisible stains are very deceiving. You
may think the substance you spilled on your
shirt will not stain because it did not leave a
ring or spot when it dried. Or, perhaps you
think you got the stain out when you blot-
ted it with a damp cloth. The fact is, if any
portion of the staining substance remains in
the fabric, it will turn into a brown or vellow
stain that, once set, is virtually impossible to
remove,

What You Can Do

Does this mean you shouldn't take the

garment to the cleaner? On the contrary,
where visible stains are concerned, your
cleaner can be your biggest ally - provided
they know about them before cleaning.
Using special chemicals, equipment, and
expertise, cleaners can often eliminate an
invisible stain before it sets in.

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Be aware of your current money If you want to buy something,
situation, your income and all build flesibility into your budget so
expenses. Know what you can and you can save for an item you cur-
can't afford on a weekly, monthly
and annual basis. See Therapy page 14

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