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 >>

Last April, I wrote: I'm scratching my head about—and steeling myself for the potential fallout from—a new internet phenomenon, the Haul Video, examples of which are popping up on YouTube... 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 >>

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 >>

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 posts, we’ve been exploring ways to seize the opportunity that the economic crisis presents to over-shoppers. Even before the downturn, of course, most compulsive buyers found... 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 >>

In my last posting, I introduced the idea that the current downturn might just be a tipping point for over-shoppers, that its economic pressure might shake them out of denial and drive them to begin... Read more >>

I am a self-professed budget style junkie. Actually, I prefer to call myself a Savvy Shopper Goddess. I had no choice really, growing up with a grandmother who was the true Queen of Layaway... 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 >>