Is Shopping an Addiction? A Recovery Coach and I Compare Notes on Money and Debt
A financial sobriety coach and I each answered one question about addiction and debt, separately. See what we found, and read both full answers.
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The Four Stages of Sexual Financial Domination: How Debt Becomes a Feeling
Financial domination is real, and it’s the clearest example I know that debt is math wrapped in emotion. Here are the four stages — and the way out.
Findom Took My Savings and I Couldn’t Stop: What I Need You to Know
Financial domination can quietly empty your savings and retirement. Here’s the trap, the warning signs, and how to get free — without shame or judgment.
My Parent Is $60K in Debt and Won’t Stop Spending: What I Did That Actually Helped
Your parent is $60K in debt and won’t stop spending. Here’s what I learned from founding a compulsive spending program — how to help without enabling, and where to draw the line.
I Founded a Program for Compulsive Spenders. Here Is What Reselling Does to Your Finances.
Reselling on Poshmark started as decluttering. Now it is fueling debt. The founder of a spending recovery program explains the cycle and the way out.
Spending Addiction Put You in Debt? I Founded a Program for This — Here’s What Actually Works
Compulsive spending shares brain circuitry with substance addiction. Budgets won’t fix it. I founded the first inpatient program for this — here’s what the research says works.
Why Budgets Suck — and What Actually Works Instead
Quick Answer: Budgets fail most people because spending is driven by brain chemistry, not math. Research published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization found that people who set budgets for specific categories actually spent $30 MORE in those categories than people who didn’t budget at all. At Myvesta, the credit counseling organization I …
Compulsive Shopping: When It Helps and Hurts
Quick Answer: Compulsive shopping, or oniomania, is a behavioral disorder where people develop problematic shopping habits that cause distress for themselves and their families. This condition goes beyond normal retail therapy and becomes an uncontrollable urge to purchase items, often leading to financial and emotional consequences. I think most of us are aware of the …
