To Buy or Not To Buy

Why we overshop and how to stop.
by April Lane Benson, Ph.D.

Weighing In (Part II)

By April Lane Benson, Ph.D. on September 21, 2009 in To Buy or Not To Buy

In the last posting, we began to look at Weighing In, a technique for cutting through the financial fog that envelops so many overshoppers.  Weighing In involves the disciplined recording of purchases—and something more. You also categorize each purchase, choosing from a master list. Read More

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April Lane Benson, Ph.D.

April Lane Benson, Ph.D., is the author of To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop. She specializes in the treatment of compulsive buying disorder.

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