Here are some stopping overshopping tips straight from the front lines of the struggle. They’re from the Web’s “frugalati,” bloggers who share their secrets for cutting down.... Read more >>

Are the current economic conditions feeling scary to you? Are you having to rein in your buying and having difficulty doing it? The current economic crisis can serve as an extra motivator, a support... Read more >>

To buy or not to buy? It’s a question we ask and answer almost every day, and sometimes multiple times a day. For many people, it doesn’t cause a lot of inner turmoil, but for compulsive... Read more >>

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,... Read more >>

In this series of postings, we’ve been coloring the landscape of self-kindness and examining healthier alternatives to shopping. The catalyst for this is the current economic downturn I refer to... Read more >>

On Monday, February 22nd, the Credit Card Act of 2009 takes effect, outlawing several of the most egregious practices of the credit card companies. Can you finally relax? C’mon—by now you... Read more >>

Although not all compulsive buyers are particularly interested with such distinctions, there’s some uncertainty among the mental health profession about whether to see overshopping as a genuine... Read more >>

On November 10, I was a member of the personal finance panel at the Texas Conference for Women in Houston. The panel, Rebound and Recover: Strategies for Emerging from the Recession and Taking Control... Read more >>

Lee Eisenberg’s Shoptimism is a journey into the psychology of shopping from two sides of the cash register; the buy side and the sell side. It could easily be the upbeat textbook for Retail... Read more >>

This is the last of six posts (scroll down to see all of my previous posts) on how overshoppers can respond to the pressure of the economic downturn with a life-altering reality check. The underlying... Read more >>