"My will is strong, the wallet is closed. I won't buy anything" – a quote from the movie "Shopaholic". Doing without is not so easy. From the expert's point of view it is worthwhile to persevere.
Preferably, one would always have everything one wants at all times. Who takes the Lent seriously, knows this problem.Alcohol, sweets or electronic continuous sprinkling are taboo: In the Lent before Easter some humans do 40 days without different pleasures. Voluntary, respectively out of religious conviction – or simply out of a fashion.