Meg Locker, 28, didn’t realize that she was spending a lot of time and money on shopping. Last January, while cleaning, she tried to take stock of how many bottles of face and body lotion she had and ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sometimes as soon as I click ‘confirm purchase’, I think: ‘Why did I do that?’ So how does one start shopping less?Illustration: ...

Many of us on social media know that we are not immune to the influence of a shopping haul or two. With fast fashion accelerating the pace of trend cycles and influencer-driven e-commerce platforms ...

Overconsumption of material goods is a problem with significant consequences, from environmental crises—it's a key driver of resource depletion—to diminished personal well-being—it can lead to a host ...

Rachel Feltman: It’s almost Thanksgiving, and you know what that means: it’s already been “Black Friday” for, like, a week. What used to be a post-turkey American shopping tradition has ballooned into ...

A group of researchers, led by a UNSW sustainability scientist, have reviewed existing academic discussions on the link between wealth, economy and associated impacts, reaching a clear conclusion: ...

Cinnamon may have many uses in the kitchen, but its popularity is surging for other reasons: health benefits. No matter its medicinal compounds, mega doses of cinnamon supplements are never a good ...

What prompted me to reflect on consumerism and especially the extent of over consumerism was a recent conversation with an old friend. She was dressed in all the designer brands – head-to-toe labels, ...

The Birkin Bag started out of necessity for one woman. Jane Birkin, the legendary English actress and singer who became one ...

Social and environmental cues, like the sight of other animals eating or the scent of a tasty meal, can trigger overeating in animals—even when they're not hungry. These cues can also override ...