Amazon Prime Day Hacks and Budgeting Tips for Emotional Shoppers

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🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Learn how to approach Amazon Prime day without blowing your budget and hear how you can start to understand the emotions that might be driving your spending. What are the best ways to take advantage of big sales like Amazon Prime Day but still stay on track with your budget? How can you get a handle on emotional spending and the guilt that comes with it? Hosts Sean Pyles and Elizabeth Ayoola dive into how to approach your budget, whether it’s while gearing up for a sale or just in your everyday life. Joined by Jamil Ghani, the Vice President of Amazon Prime, they begin with a discussion of what to expect during Prime Day this year, and how to get the most out of the event, including info about invite-only deals and how AI-powered tools can help you find what you need. Then, Sean and Elizabeth are joined by listener Catherine, who has questions about getting a handle on her emotional spending tendencies. They discuss what triggers emotional spending and how to recognize patterns of behavior. Plus, they explain different budgeting methods to help bring structure to your spending while still giving you the freedom to treat yourself without feeling guilty. Want us to review your budget? Fill out this form — completely anonymously if you want — and we might feature your budget in a future segment! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScK53yAufsc4v5UpghhVfxtk2MoyooHzlSIRBnRxUPl3hKBig/viewform?usp=header The free NerdWallet app makes it easy to be smarter with your finances because you can track, save and invest your money in one place: https://click.nerdwallet.com/3687710914/smpc In their conversation, the Nerds discuss: Amazon Prime Day 2025, Prime Day shopping tips, best Prime Day deals, Amazon AI shopping tools, Prime Day electronics discounts, Amazon invite-only deals, emotional spending help, budgeting for couples, 50 30 20 budget rule, NerdWallet Smart Money podcast, money guilt solutions, budgeting apps free, impulse spending solutions, coping with financial stress, Amazon savings for students, Prime Day household deals, CamelCamelCamel price tracker, how to stop emotional shopping, financial planning tips, budgeting without a system, money values journaling, Amazon Prime VP interview, Amazon shopping hacks, setting a shopping budget, NerdWallet budgeting advice, Smart Money money questions, financial therapy alternatives, personal finance podcast, how to prioritize spending, budgeting for grad school. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email [email protected]. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.9	organizing your receipts, managing your schedule, meeting your deadlines, drafting financial summaries,
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0:54.0	How those ahead, stay ahead.
0:56.5	Deal hunting is a time-honored tradition of American consumerism.
1:00.4	On the eve of one of the biggest shopping events of the year, yes, Prime Day,
1:04.9	do you know how to find the deals that are actually worth it
1:07.3	and how to rein yourself in from overspending?
1:15.0	Yeah. worth it and how to rein yourself in from overspending. Welcome to Nerd Wallet's Smart Money podcast, where you send us your money questions and we answer them with the help of our genius nerds. I'm Sean Piles.
1:22.5	This episode, my co-host, Elizabeth Aola and I talk with a listener who's struggling to manage their budget and get their arms around their emotional spending.
1:30.1	But first, listeners, an announcement.
1:31.8	We're working on a new segment called Budget Rehab, and we need your help to make it happen.
1:36.3	If you want UsNurz to look over your budget with a fine-tooth comb and give you our thoughts
1:40.7	and tips, head to the show description and click on the link to the Google form and submit your info. You can even submit your budget totally anonymously if you want.
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