Anatomy of an Online Flash Sale Addict
According to the American Psychological Association, 15 million Americans are shopping addicts. According to Dr. April Benson, a psychologist and […]
Shopping
Minimalism/Decluttering
Embracing Commitment for Lasting Change
Creating lasting change takes commitment, something not found in great abundance in today’s society. Committing oneself to making an important
Compulsive Buying, Control Shopping
Give Up or Go On? Eight Unorthodox Suggestions for Handling the Struggle
Jill Chivers, writing on myyearwithoutclothesshopping.com, discusses some helpful ways to make it through what she calls “the struggle times.” Whether
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My Shopping Addiction, a new reality show on Oxygen begins October 15th!
Beginning next Monday night, October 15th, the new reality show My Shopping Addiction will air on Oxygen — and I can’t wait
Compulsive Buying, Money Psychology, Retail Psychology
Menstruation and the Mall
A recent study conducted by the University of Hertfordshire shows that women are more likely to be involved with over-shopping
Compulsive Buying
Shame a Key Risk Factor for Compulsive Buying, Study Shows
According to a paper by Professor Sunghwan Yi, published in the Journal of Consumer Policy, seven percent of compulsive shoppers
Minimalism
Our Resources are Finite and It Matters
Writer Joshua Becker explains how he came to grips with the finite nature of our resources. He started, four years
Compulsive Buying, Money Behaviors
Shopaholic: Seven Signs You’re Addicted To Shopping
When purchases go from impulsive to compulsive, you may have a serious problem with shopping addiction. There are seven signs
Retail Psychology
How to Avoid Buying Things You Don’t Really Need
In a society that seems to have created an Olympic sport out of consumerism, we find ourselves in competition to
Compulsive Buying, Money Behaviors
Compulsive Shopping: The Applauded Addiction
Madame Bovary, in Gustave Flaubert’s first novel, was imprisoned in a gilded cage. In order to escape her prison, she