Impulse Purchase

Shopping for the Sake of Shopping

J.D. Roth | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Shopping, Spending, Debt, Money, Impulse Purchase, Credit Cards, Money News
J.D. Roth

As a younger man, I spent to feel better about myself. I spent to keep up with my friends. I spent to have the things I felt that I deserved. Now good habits are ingrained -- I find it difficult to go shopping, even when I need to.

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The Calculus of Convenience

J.D. Roth | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Spending, Convenience Items, Impulse Purchase, Budget, Business News
J.D. Roth

For several years now, I've lived in a sort of financial sweet spot. After paying off my debt, I realized that Kris and I had everything we really w...

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Tablet Shoppers Ring Up Big Tabs

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Impulse Purchase, Small Business News and Trends, Tablet Sales, Survey Says, Tablet Shoppers, Tablet Marketing, Small Business News

Buying a tablet computer may be a splurge for most people, but once Americans actually buy a tablet, the spending doesn't stop there. A recent survey ...

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Four Weird Recent Economic Studies

TIME.com | BRAD TUTTLE | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Research, Funny Consumer Studies, Shopping Cart, Economic Studies, Fun Economices, Studies, Funny Economic Studies, Shopping Basket, Weird Economic, Gdp, Consumer Studies, Academic, Penis Size, Impulse Purchase, Supermarket, Psychology of Money, Marketing, Business News

Studies show that flexing one’s muscles may help fight off—or possibly cause—wasteful impulse purchases, and other weird money findings. ...

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