binge buying
Compulsive purchasing spree
Binge buying is purchasing large quantities of goods in a short period, typically driven by impulse rather than need.
The term borrows from binge eating and binge drinking, suggesting compulsive, excessive behavior: After the breakup, she went on a binge buying spree and maxed out her credit card.
Often associated with emotional spending or panic purchasing during crises.
- impulseSudden urge to act
- splurgeSpend freely, impulsively
- treat yourselfAllow personal indulgence
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- spreeBrief excessive episode
overspending · cart · credit card · credit limit · retail therapy · haul · checkout · Amazon · online · packages · package delivery · regret · dopamine · consumerism · compulsive · addictive · hoarding · deals
- shoppingshopping cart, shop, purchases, sale, cart
- impulsivityimpulsiveness, impulsivity, rashness, recklessness, hastiness
- wastefulnesswaste, squandering, extravagance, profligacy, dissipation
binge buyingfrugality
Economical resource management
restraint · thriftiness · impulse control · moderation · self-control
binge buyingpurging
Forcible elimination of unwanted
decluttering · minimalism · downsizing · selling off · giving away
binge buyingsaving
Reserving for future use
penny-pinching · scrimping · belt-tightening · financial discipline · austerity
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