2009 Media Coverage of Compulsive Buying
- Divine Caroline (December 20, 2009)
Consumer Reports: Four Different Shopping Personalities - Middletown Journal (December 19, 2009)
Shoppers sticking to budgets - nj.com (December 16, 2009)
Compulsive shopping is a real problem - LF Press (December 12, 2009)
How to teach kids not to be greedy - Marie Claire (December 1, 2009)
Buy, But Beware - TransWorldNews (November 30, 2009)
C.A.R.E Helps Battle Shopping Addictions This Holiday Season - CNBC.com (November 24, 2009)
Why the American Consumer Will Keep Buying No Matter What - Northern News (November 20, 2009)
Is there a method to the packaging madness? - Metropolitan Organizing (November 18, 2009)
Interview with Stopping Overshopping Expert - Press of Atlantic City (November 18, 2009)
Holiday season a dangerous time for those with addictions - EmaxHealth (November 16, 2009)
Black Friday Sales Fuel Shopaholics - The Daily Beast (November 11, 2009)
7 Signs You’re a Shopaholic - The Daily Beast (November 3, 2009)
Nicolas Cage, Compulsive Spender - Parade.com (October 25, 2009)
Why Shopping Is Good Again - WomensForum.com (October 21, 2009)
Compulsive Buying Disorder - Oprah.com (October 9, 2009)
A Hoarder’s Reality - ABCNews (October 2, 2009)
Shopaholic Describes Childhood Trauma, Need to Buy - ABCNews (October 1, 2009)
Can Therapy Stop Shopaholic from Spending? - Thaindian News (September 24, 2009)
6 out of 10 Brit women say shopping gives them a buzz - NewsTribune (September 17, 2009)
The Bottom Line – Tales of a shopaholic - Minding Your Matters (September 18, 2009)
R U a Buyer, part 2 - Minding Your Matters (September 16, 2009)
R U a Buyer, part 1 - The Arizona Republic (September 14, 2009)
Recession makes consumers more cautious - DeseretNews.com (September 13, 2009)
Cheap thrills come at a real price - AOL, Canada (August 11, 2009)
10 Questions About Shopping to Fill An Emotional Void - Thaindian News (August 7, 2009)
Women’s shopping guilt not long-lasting - DivineCaroline.com (August, 2009)
Why Do Some People Have Addictive Personalities? - TheAge.com.au (July 12, 2009)
Swap Till Your Fashion Footprint Drops - Oprah.com (July , 2009)
6 Common Shopping Traps–And How to Avoid Them - MSN, Money Central
5 ways to stop the urge to shop - Times Online (June 21, 2009)
War artist Peter Howson can’t fight cash urge - ABCNews.com (June 17, 2009)
Last-Minute Splurges: Why You Can’t Resist - The Toronto Star (June 11, 2009)
Prodigal father-in-law needs a tough spending diet - Standard Freeholder (May 31, 2009):
Shopaholic looking to kick expensive habit - Northern Territory News (May 31, 2009):
Shopaholic keeps partner in the dark - The Jakarta Post (May 30, 2009):
Life’s little luxuries for the lads - Thaindian News (May 23, 2009):
Depression prompts women to shop more - The Sun.co.uk (May 22, 2009):
Confessions of a male shopaholic - The New York Times (May 18, 2009):
Message in What We Buy, But Nobody’s Listening - Belfast Telegraph (May 8, 2009):
Being Single and Huge Debts Weigh Me Down - Denver Post (May 7, 2009):
Overcoming My Shopping Addiction - The Age.com.au (April 29, 2009):
Your Turn: To Buy or Not to Buy - The Gleaner (April 25, 2009):
What turns women into spending-spree monsters? Shopzilla – Reining in buying binges - Times Online (April 19, 2009):
Why it’s Good to Indulge the Urge to Splurge - Business Times (April 15, 2009):
Spendaholic Anonymous - Newswise.com (April 8, 2009):
Managing Money by Managing Materialism in Kids - TheAge.com (April 1, 2009):
Trouble in Store - BBC News (March 30, 2009):
Shopping Sprees LInked to Periods - Softpedia.com (March 30, 2009):
Women’s Compulsive Shopping LInked to PMS - ABCNews (March 26, 2009):
Confessions of a Real Shopaholic - Tnjn.com (March 24, 2009):
Shopping Hides Bad Memories - CNN.com (March 19, 2009):
Breaking the taboo: Talking money with your family - News.bbc.co.uk (March 18, 2009):
Nursery theft for shopping spree - Dailymail.co.uk (March 17, 2009):
Charity boss stole 53,000 pounds in donations…to fund clothes-buying addiction - DailyWorth.com (March 13, 2009):
To Buy or Not To Buy - Thisismoney.co.uk (March 11, 2009):
How can I escape my wife’s debts? - Psychotherapy Finances (March, 2009)
Reaching Out to Clients with Debt and Money Troubles - The Sydney Morning Herald , (February 21-22, 2009):
Can’t buy me love - Belfast Telegraph (February 21, 2009):
Confession to Being a Shopping Addict Can Be No Laughing Matter - New York Daily News (February 12, 2009):
Thanks, recession! Tough Times Help Shopaholics - The Royal Gazette, Bermuda (February 8, 2009):
There’s a cure for compulsive shopping… - The Spectator (February 5, 2009):
Are Shopaholics Really Ill? - STV.tv (January 29, 2009):
Shopaholic tells of 32,000 pound debt - The New York Times (January 28, 2009):
Attention, Shopaholics: Your Weakness May Be a Proper Disease
Carrie Rattle is a Principal at BehavioralCents.com, a website for women focused on mind and money behaviors. She has worked in the financial services industry for 20+ years and hopes to inspire women to better prepare themselves for financial independence.