Hot pink phone case. Green workout set. Woven tote bag. Gourmand perfume . Instead of buying the things they want the instant they see them, many people on TikTok are talking about the items out loud as a way to curb their spending.

The “saying instead of buying” trend is all over the app, especially amongst those who like to hit “add to cart” multiple times a day. In one viral clip posted Sept. 7, creator @alyssaashleymayer listed all the things she’d been eyeing online and in real life. “I’m disgusted by how much I’ve been spending ,” she said. As she verbally listed everything instead of purchasing, it’s like she realized in an instant that she had been shopping too much.

In another clip, @katieg134 said, “Attempting to do no-spend September, so this is me telling you guys wh

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