Before the 1970s people normally used cash to buy things, and women couldn't even borrow money on their own. But today it's the norm to have a credit card, and it's (1) ________ to be in debt. What's more, using a credit card doesn't feel like spending real money. So what can you do if you think you're a shopaholic? First, you need to (2) ________ you have a problem. Look for reasons why you like shopping so much. Are you shopping because something else is (3) ________ in your life? Are your relationships in need of (4) ________? Is your marriage in a bad way? Did your parents value material goods more than (5) ________? Then you need to find some other activity which gives you (6) ________. And finally, when you have to go shopping, make a (7) ________ of what you need and don't buy anything else. Pay with cash and destroy all your credit cards, except one for (8) ________ which you should give to a friend to look after for you. Linda, Kate and Carina are not exceptions. They're like many women all over the world, all with stories which have a happy beginning but end in (9) ________. And like all addicts on the road to (10) ________, they take it one day at a time.