You want to save money, and you know you have a bad shopping habit. So what are you supposed to do about it when the first thing you want to do after a stressful day at work is go out and buy something you don’t need?

We’ll give you some tips to help banish that urge to overspend because you’re stressed out.

Stay Off Your Computer

It’s hard to avoid stress shopping when you can do it 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Your computer gives you access to stores all the time, even when you should be sleeping.

The only way to help fight that urge to spend is to log less time on your computer. If you’re not on the computer, you won’t be able to visit your favorite cybershops. And if you’re not looking, you won’t be spending money.

Get Some Exercise

Finding new ways to cope with your stress will be good for your health and your wallet. Instead of going shopping, lace up a pair of sneakers and get in a good workout.

It doesn’t matter if you go for a walk, a run, or hop on your bicycle. They’ll all be great substitutes for shopping when it comes to dealing with your stress – and they’ll be healthier for you too.

Think About How Many Hours That Item Costs

If you hate your job and that’s what is stressing you out, you should think about that the next time you want to buy something. Look at the cost of the item and figure out how many hours you’d have to work to buy it.

So if you make $15 an hour and a $40 shirt catches your eye, you need to figure out if it’s worth more than 3 hours of work by the time you make enough money to pay for it after you pay taxes. Is a shirt you like worth spending 3 hours in a place you hate?

Thinking in terms of what you’re going to have to do to make that money might slow down your spending.

Wait Two Days Before Buying Something

It can seem like your world won’t be complete until you buy the object you’re after in a store. Even if you didn’t know it existed until that day, you can envision how cool you would look with it or how it might make your life easier.

But before you whip out the credit card or cash you were going to use to buy it, you should take a breather. Walk away from the store and consider that purchase for two days. That gives you enough time to really think about whether it’s worth it. Maybe you won’t understand why you wanted it so badly two days later. Or maybe you’ll want it even more.

You can always go back and buy it. But if you avoid buying even half of the items you’re considering because of this tip, you’ll end up saving a lot of money.