There's a reason "just stop buying things" doesn't work. For over 10 years, I tried budgets, No-Buy challenges, closet cleanouts that felt so good for about three weeks. And yet there I was, still reaching for my phone, still clicking add to cart, still feeling that familiar mix of excitement and guilt. The reason those tactics don't stick isn't because you don't have discipline. It's that they're treating the symptom, not the source. Because the main thing driving your shopping habits almost...