Consumerism & happyness

Consumerism is a pretty controversial topic. Almost everybody agrees that money cannot buy happyness, actually some researchers have found that buying life experiences (concert tickets or a weekend away) makes people happier that buying possessions. But that is still buying!


According to this, I found a very interesting webpage where you can take free surveys to find out what kind of shopper you are and how spending choices affect are affected;

                                                 http://www.beyondthepurchase.org/

                                         

This is a webpage created by psychologists of San Francisco State University with the main objective of knowing how consumers spend their money.

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http://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/consumerism-beginners.jpg
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