PANJIM, May 25 -- It feels great to be back writing my column after a gap of almost 2 months, the hibernation was making me itchy to pen my thoughts as the new order of the pandemic COVID-19 takes over our lives. Most of us have little more to do than wait and watch for some good news from the safety of our homes. You are probably dreaming about the vacation you will take the moment air travel is declared safe, or about that long-awaited dinner with friends when the restaurants reopen, but an unplanned splurge can dent your finances. Read on to find out why you might be itching to spend and why you should fight that urge.
Retail therapy
In China, as shops started reopening when the worst of the pandemic seemed to have passed last month, s...