Mint: The Flavor of Financial Clarity
Overshoppers often limp along in a thick financial fog. They may have little grasp of where their money goes, how […]
Money Behaviors
Control Shopping, Money Behaviors
Eat, Shop, and Be Merry?
Early on in my study of consumer behavior, I attended a national conference on eating disorders. Catherine Steiner-Adair, one of
Compulsive Buying, Money Behaviors
The Web of Overconsumption Tangles Farther
Four recent reports from three continents—Europe, Africa, and Asia—point to the widening net of shopping addiction. Coupled with my recent
Compulsive Buying
Compulsive Buying: A Passage to India?
Recently, I discovered an article called “Attention Shopaholics” that was published in The Hindu, an Indian newspaper. To get a
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Shopping Your Own Closet
Last Wednesday, I had a delightful and very informative Skype call with Jill Chivers, an Australian woman who took her
Compulsive Buying, Money Behaviors
Response to Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture
As a reforming bookaholic and bargain shopper, I recently borrowed—borrowed, please note—a fascinating audiobook from the library, Cheap: The High
Compulsive Buying
Compulsive Buying: An Impulse-Control Disorder
Although not all compulsive buyers are particularly interested in such distinctions, there’s some uncertainty among the mental health profession about
Compulsive Buying, Money Psychology, Online Shopping Addiction
Have a Good-Not a Goods-Holiday: The good life comes from doing, not having
With the holiday season upon us (and retailers lathered up for it), I want to remind us all (as I
Money Behaviors, Money Psychology
Takeaways from the Rebound and Recover Panel at the Texas Conference for Women
On November 10th, I was a member of the personal finance panel at the Texas Conference for Women in Houston.
Money Behaviors
The Smartest Way to Save: Why You Can’t Hang on to Money and What to Do About It
Samuel K. Freshman and Heidi E. Clingen’s new book, The Smartest Way to Save: Why You Can’t Hang on to