If we think back a few centuries, the word Need had pretty specific connotations. People needed a cow for milk. Farmers needed a good growth season to survive. And kids needed a bath once a week. They didn’t need matching dishes, or anything beyond a dirt floor. Wow have we changed. As a society, we… Continue reading The New Definition of Need
Category: Control Shopping
Higher Prices Mean Higher Quality – Or Do They?
We often have sayings, biases, and assumptions that are built and reinforced over time. For example, we often assume that a higher price means higher quality. We also assume that most people are sensible and will figure out a cheap scam so if a product is priced incorrectly, it won’t last long. But is this… Continue reading Higher Prices Mean Higher Quality – Or Do They?
Is An Addiction To Shopping Ruining Your Marriage?
Can you relate to this man’s story? He is a stay at home dad with a good part time job. He has three kids and has been married for over 20 years. He’s had an addiction to shopping for just as long. She makes most of the money and he’s racked up a “mountain of debt.”… Continue reading Is An Addiction To Shopping Ruining Your Marriage?
Curbing Shopping Tendencies
Stacy Johnson of MoneyTalks had a great phrase for describing over shopping: “When your purchases shift from impulsive to compulsive, you might be a shopping addict.” Psychologists often label it “compulsive buying disorder.” Like other impulse-control issues, such as binge eating or gambling, whatever you decide to call shopaholism, it can easily spiral out of… Continue reading Curbing Shopping Tendencies
Curb Compulsive Spending Habits
Compulsive spending comes from deeper psychological issues combined with a lack of good money management. Even the most materialistic people can avoid racking up the credit card debt with good money management. Shopaholics use spending as a way to soothe their anxieties and problems instead of facing them directly. Credit cards make such retail therapy… Continue reading Curb Compulsive Spending Habits
A Shopping Addiction Intervention
It’s not unusual to have the urge for the newest fashion item or hottest super gadget, and we live in a world where it is difficult to escape the pressure to buy, buy, buy. Unfortunately, that urge can spiral out of control into a full-blown shopping addiction. When this addiction rears it’s ugly head, the… Continue reading A Shopping Addiction Intervention
Defining Moments and Powerful Choices
By: Jill Chivers of Shop Less, Live More We all have moments in our lives when a choice presented itself. You could choose Door A and all it brings. You could choose Door B and face those consequences. Some of us were lucky enough to recognize that moment, to see the fork in the road where… Continue reading Defining Moments and Powerful Choices
Don’t Shop for a New Persona…Nothin’ Wrong with the One You’ve Got!
We all know we react to others differently depending on their appearance and that what we wear causes others to react differently to us. Have you noticed that service people often display an entirely different attitude to you when you’re dressed professionally than they do when you’re dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt? An interesting… Continue reading Don’t Shop for a New Persona…Nothin’ Wrong with the One You’ve Got!
Buzz Bissinger’s Shopping Addiction Creates Lots of Buzz
Buzz Bizzinger created a lot of it this week with his tell-all story in the April issue of GQ, a confessional about his shopping and sex addictions. A sportswriter who’s best known for his book Friday Night Lights, subsequently made into a film and a TV series, Bissinger grew up financially privileged, but he was… Continue reading Buzz Bissinger’s Shopping Addiction Creates Lots of Buzz
Preventing Shopping Binges
Denial is a common characteristic of shopping addiction. Sometimes you might even have an “emotional blackout,” and find yourself bringing home items you do not remember buying. But if you do recognize shopaholic behavior in yourself, there are some things you can try to curb your addiction. It sounds simple, but writing a shopping list… Continue reading Preventing Shopping Binges