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Fear is a deep human emotion that affects everyone in many different ways. For those struggling with a shopping addiction and compulsive shopping habits, fear manifests more uniquely. There is a fear that even a brief pause from shopping means missing out on a great deal or a hot new fashion or trend. There is… Continue reading The Power of Fear

The results from a CouponCabin.com survey of over 2000 adults, aged 18 and over, suggest that 11 percent of U.S. adults consider themselves to be “shopaholics,” (i.e. addicted to shopping and never missing an opportunity to buy something).  Additionally, 15% of U.S. adults  report that their shopping habits have put them in debt, and 63% of U.S.… Continue reading More Than One-in-Ten U.S. Adults Consider Themselves to be Shopaholics, Reveals New CouponCabin.com Survey

Loving shopping is one of the most common female stereotypes. And while data from the Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) reports that out of the estimated 18 million Americans who are affected by shopping addiction, eighty percent are women, that still leaves a significant number of male shopaholics. Most people, regardless of… Continue reading Shopping Addiction, Not Just for Women

Compulsive hoarding is an anxiety disorder that affects nearly 1.4 million Americans. That number demands more research. There’s a lot to know about hoarding that could help you or a loved one. It is only linked to OCD in some cases. The OCD Collaborative Genetics Study reported that there is a different genetic link between… Continue reading Things to Know About Compulsive Hoarding

Not everyone is a year-round shopaholic. For many people, this addiction only comes along during the holidays as an emotional response to seasonal loneliness or anxiety. Shopping desires are triggered by an increased influx of commercials and advertisements in the mail, on walls, on television and the radio. Additionally, the holiday season can feel like… Continue reading Seasonal Shopaholic?

A question I’m asked regularly is about the relationship between compulsive buying disorder and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and it’s just been researched for the first time by a team headed by Dr. Donald Black of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine. Results suggested that compulsive buyers as compared with… Continue reading Compulsive Buying Disorder and ADHD

In today’s culture, there is a mindset more strongly geared towards spending than saving. While our parents and grandparents regularly saved for a rainy day fund, many Americans now would have trouble coming up with $1,000 in the event of an emergency. No matter how good your current situation is, you never know what might… Continue reading How to Start Saving for a Rainy Day

If your New Year’s Resolution this year is to finally get a hold on your debt, you can make this your year of living a balanced financial life. Find all your bills, everything documenting what you owe, and get it all in one place. List your debts and minimum payments, and set your sights on… Continue reading Become a Debt Destroyer!

This article written by a credit expert, John Ulzheimer, suggests three financially-related safeguards we should all consider before the end of the year. First, we should check our credit report by obtaining the free copies that each of us is allowed to receive annually. These free reports do not accumulate, so he thinks we should… Continue reading Three Credit Moves to Make Before December 31st

  More than ever before, shopping related apps have been appearing like mushrooms after a rain, with promises of making our shopping experiences faster, easier, cheaper, and more satisfying. Beware. You can find yourself spending more time, energy, and money than you ever intended. Alternatively, you can save, time, energy, and money. In order to separate… Continue reading Shopping Apps–Friend or Foe? How do you know?