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Maxed Out: Binge Shopper Fills Void by Using Credit Cards

SavvySugar — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:30:34 -0700

This episode of Maxed Out is about Alicia, a 30-year old woman who works in advertising and has trapped herself in a pattern of binge spending. A couple years ago she was $20,000 in debt and got a consolidation loan she got to help her pay it off. After paying down about $10,000, she started using credit cards again and increased her debt load to $20,000 once again. Alicia maxed out three credit cards in just two months, and Allison Griffiths develops a plan to help Alicia regain self-control. Find out what happens with Alicia's debt problem when you

I'm Asking: When Was the Last Time You Had Buyer's Remorse?

SavvySugar — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:08:48 -0700

Buyer's remorse sets in when we second (and third, and fourth) guess ourselves after making a purchase that usually falls more in the want than the need category. Sometimes it leads us to dragging ourselves back to the store and returning the item, and other times we simply get past the feeling with some clever rationalization. Can you remember the last thing you purchased that made you kick yourself with buyer's remorse?

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Your Two Cents: Is Compulsive Buying a Mental Disorder?

SavvySugar — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:33:06 -0700

Buying things to make yourself feel better, getting the high for a short while, coming down with hateful guilt, and repeating the process until you're deep in debt is the basis for compulsive buying. It's an addiction that millions of people struggle to overcome and there are support groups like Debtors Anonymous to aid in recovery. According to a study in the American Journal of Psychiatry, 5.8 percent of Americans suffer from this kind of compulsion. For years the American Psychiatric Association has been discussing including compulsive buying in its manual of mental disorders — do you think it should be identified as such? Source

Your Two Cents: Is Compulsive Buying a Mental Disorder?

Yes, compulsive buying is a mental disorder.

Maybe. It shows some signs but I'm not sure it qualifies compared the severity of existing mental disorders.

No, it may require some therapy but it isn't a mental disorder.

Other. I'll tell you in the comments below.

How to Overcome Buyer's Remorse

SavvySugar — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:36:21 -0700

That regretful feeling we know as buyer's remorse has a way of getting into the heads of most shoppers I know. And it doesn't seem to distinguish between well-off pocketbooks versus struggling ones — remember in Clueless when Dion asked Cher, "Dude, what's wrong? Are you suffering from buyer's remorse or something?" Cher responds, "God, no! Nothing like that." Because buyer's remorse is, like, a totally serious thing. To find out how to battle buyer's remorse just

Do You Ever Get Buyer's Remorse?

FabSugar — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:55:55 -0700

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Do You Ever Get Buyer's Remorse?

No way, I think about my purchases too much beforehand and I love them!

Yeah, sometimes - I'm a total impulse buyer.

Other - do tell!