Researchers have determined that women are vulnerable to fits of impulse shopping when their Aunt Rose is coming ot town.
I wonder what causes men to over-consume?
I think in both cases it is the result of the buffeting of messages regarding consumption that our minds receive. Constant, non-stop, round the clock provocations to consume despite the cost are what fills our brains.
I haven’t seen the above movie yet, but I did read the book and I found it totally enjoyable. The main character has to examine herself and defend her consumption at every turn. All she manages to do is go deeper into debt.
If we weren’t in a debt so large would we be able to consider ourselves so rich?
