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From Black Friday door buster specials to pre- and after-Christmas sales, the start of the holiday shopping frenzy may soon engage your inner shopaholic—and leave you with a mound of debt by New Year’s. The average American is expected to spend a little more than $700 on holiday gifts and seasonal merchandise in 2011, according to the National Retail Federation’s 2011 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey. Nationwide, sales are expected to reach $465.6 billion, putting retailers in the black.

If the shopaholic in you is ready to be unleashed, take steps to control your spending habits so you aren’t left in the red, with credit card debt and an empty savings account before the year is over. Here are some useful tips to control your inner shopaholic this holiday season. —Lynette Khalfani-Cox

7 Best Tablet Apps for Shopaholics

Mobile tools that’ll let you shop conveniently

Seven awesome retail apps that will help shoppers get the most out of their retail…

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Top Apps to Organize Your Work Day

These tech tools will keep you on top of your schedule---and your game

These tech tools will keep you on top of your schedule—and your game.

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6 Apps to Upgrade Your Networking Skills

Use these tools to give you competitive edge in your industry

These tech tools will give you the edge you need to stay organized, keep in…

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Jada Pinkett Smith Invests in Anti-Human Trafficking Startup

"bSafe is a wonderful app that everyone should have.” - Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith discovered the bSafe app after her daughter Willow started using it.

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Cool Jobs: Young Tech Innovator Remixes His Way to Gaming App Success

Savvy entrepreneur fuses creativity and enterprise for profit

Nigerian-American tech entrepreneur Muoyo Okome remixes apps and makes them his own, creating a savvy…

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Lupe Fiasco Named Creative Director of Health Start-Up

Chicago rapper takes stab at tech start-up called Higi.

Higi tracks metrics of caloric intake and suggests ways to burn fat.

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Top 8 Apps for SXSW Interactive Attendees

Want to network? Find the location of your panel? There are apps for that

From apps that let you build and view your entire SXSW schedule, to an app…

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Best Apps to Help You De-Stress After 5

Let loose for a few hours with these 8 apps

Eight apps that will help you unwind and de-stress.

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App Addiction: Survey Shows 85% of Smartphone Users Would Rather Give Up Water Than Apps

Mobile app behavior survey sheds light on app appeal

API company Apingee released results from its 2013 Mobile App Behavior survey of smartphone owners,…

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10 Apps to Improve Your Morning Commute

These apps will save you—and your morning travel routine

Ten apps that will make commuting life a bit easier.

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