overconsumer
Takes too much
An overconsumer is someone who uses or purchases more resources, goods, or services than they need or than is sustainable.
The term carries implicit criticism, suggesting wastefulness or excess beyond reasonable levels.
It appears frequently in environmental and economic discussions about resource depletion and sustainability.
Wealthy nations are often characterized as overconsumers of the world's resources.
One who amasses excessively
- shopaholicCompulsive retail addict
- overspenderOne who exceeds budget
- impulse buyerOne who purchases impulsively
- compulsive shopperOne who buys uncontrollably
spendthrift · splurger · big spender · collector · accumulator · stockpiler · pack rat · bulk buyer
Waste burial ground
- disposableMade for one use
- single-useFor one application only
- throwaway cultureNorm of discarding over repairing
- planned obsolescenceDeliberately shortened product lifespan
fast fashion · e-waste · packaging · plastic · unsustainable · carbon footprint · pollution · depletion
Item showing rank
- luxury goodsCostly non-essential purchases
- retail therapyShopping to improve mood
- affluenzaMaterialism's emotional cost
- fashionistaStyle-obsessed person
trendsetter · haute couture · designer brands · commercialism · acquisition · possession · ownership · upgrader
Legal status when insolvent
- defaultPreset standard option
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- maxed outReached upper limit
credit card debt · interest · creditors · loans · overdue · collection · bills · delinquency
hoarder
One who amasses excessively
- shopaholicCompulsive retail addict
- overspenderOne who exceeds budget
- impulse buyerOne who purchases impulsively
compulsive shopper · spendthrift · splurger · big spender · collector · accumulator · stockpiler · pack rat · bulk buyer
landfill
Waste burial ground
- disposableMade for one use
- single-useFor one application only
- throwaway cultureNorm of discarding over repairing
planned obsolescence · fast fashion · e-waste · packaging · plastic · unsustainable · carbon footprint · pollution · depletion · garbage
status symbol
Item showing rank
- luxury goodsCostly non-essential purchases
- retail therapyShopping to improve mood
- affluenzaMaterialism's emotional cost
fashionista · trendsetter · haute couture · designer brands · commercialism · acquisition · possession · ownership · upgrader · lifestyle inflation
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- defaultPreset standard option
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
maxed out · credit card debt · interest · creditors · loans · overdue · collection · bills · delinquency · overleveraged
overconsumerminimalist
One favoring bare essentials
ascetic · penny-pincher · miser · skinflint · ethical consumer
overconsumerminimalist
One favoring bare essentials
ascetic · anti-consumerist · freegan · conscious consumer · ethical consumer