Rethink Consumption: How to Take Back Control of Your Consumer Behavior

By Oliver Hoffmann

Free from Consumption Compulsions - A Guide to a More Conscious Life

In a world where consumption is omnipresent, we often become unnoticed prisoners of our buying habits. Rethinking Consumption is a practical guide for anyone who wants to question, understand, and sustainably change their consumption behavior. The book provides a clear overview of the mechanisms behind consumption and luxury addiction, from psychological causes to societal influences.

With concrete exercises and checklists, you will learn how to control impulse purchases, organize your finances, and lead a life beyond the superfluous.

Discover alternative lifestyles to find long-term freedom, fulfillment, and a balanced relationship between having and being.

This guide shows that a self-determined life is possible in the age of consumption -- and how you can achieve it step by step.

Target Audience:

People with excessive buying behavior, impulse purchases, or dependence on status symbols, as well as their relatives. Psychologists, therapists, coaches, and financial or debt counselors. Sociologists, economists, cultural scientists, and marketing experts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662729458
• ISBN13: 9783662729458
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Springer