article_snippet.sent: Shopping with friends is bad for your bank balance – because your bank balance – encourages people to spend far more than people would if making purchases by people.
article_snippet.sent: The main reasons for this were said to be 'showing off in front of friends' and 'succumbing to peer pressure and buying things we wouldn't ordinary buy'.
article_snippet.sent: Peer pressure: 64 per cent of adults think they spend more money when they go shopping with friends, many blaming the urge to 'show off' Nearly half of the participants (45 per cent) blamed the fact that they get carried away by excitement when they shop with friends.
article_snippet.sent: In fact, nearly two-thirds of Americans admit nearly two-thirds of Americans would actually prefer to shop by nearly two-thirds of Americans than with pals.
article_snippet.sent: But the site that conducted the study says there's no need to hit the mall alone to avoid buyer's remorse. '
highlights_snippet.sent: A new YouNeedaBudget.com study found that 64 per cent of adults spend more money with friends due to peer pressure or the desire to show off .
  