For many compulsive buyers, a big part of the appeal of shopping is the process of searching out and obtaining that new, better, desirable item. This process is so mesmerizing that it often overrides long-term financial plans, leaving shoppers deeply in debt. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Through the magic of swap—and in… Continue reading Don’t Shop, Swap! (Redux)
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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 bull by the horns. She decided that for a full year she’d refrain from buying any new clothes and shop only in her own closet. The experiment resulted first in a blog and… Continue reading Shopping Your Own Closet
SPENT: MEMOIRS OF A SHOPPING ADDICT Why I Wrote Spent by Avis Cardella
For years, I did not speak about my shopping addiction; In fact, I went to great pains to hide it. At the time, I was afraid it wouldn’t be taken seriously, or even laughed at. Therefore, it may seem strange that I managed to pluck up the courage to write a memoir about my fifteen-year… Continue reading SPENT: MEMOIRS OF A SHOPPING ADDICT Why I Wrote Spent by Avis Cardella