Avoid these 7 deadly financial sins


Halloween allows us to explore the darker sides of ourselves, inviting us to celebrate our sins without fear or repercussions. While these sins are typically limited to such harmless acts as having candy for dinner and scaring neighborhood kids with ghoulish outdoor displays, some behaviors can bleed into our daily lives and wreak havoc on our budgets.

[See: 8 Big Budgeting Blunders – and How to Fix Them.]

In the gospel of finance, the following shopping and spending behaviors are downright sinful and could land you in financial purgatory if you don't take active measures to avoid them.

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