Orange clearance stickers and rock bottom prices during the holiday shopping season can act as siren songs, luring people to the rocky shores of overspending and buying stuff they don't need. But to a ...

For many, holidays bring the joy of giving and the need to shop for the right gift for the right person. For the 5% of adults who are compulsive shoppers (sometimes termed compulsive buyers), the ...

Compulsive shopping and ‘just browsing’ for deals habbit can lead to mental fatigue, stress, distraction, and dissatisfaction ...

Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD) is increasingly recognised as a behavioural addiction characterized by persistent and excessive purchasing behaviours that result in significant distress, impaired ...

It’s normal to indulge in some retail therapy now and then. But when shopping starts to interfere with your finances, relationships or daily life, it may be a red flag for something more serious: ...

In Las Vegas, an heiress estranged from her family spends an average of $30,000 per month on an extravagant lifestyle that includes buying $5,500 dresses and $3,000 shoes. In Hawthorne, Calif., a ...

Compulsive shoppers routinely hide credit card bills from fami ly members, take out secret loans and stash merchandise to hide their habit. In fact, much of the merchandise com pulsive shoppers cart ...

Here’s what you can do if you’ve allowed your spending to get out of control ...