Includes bibliographical references.

My spending addiction -- The value switch -- Shoplifting and credit cards -- The image -- How disagreements over money saved our marriage -- Spenders versus savers -- How differences in upbringing affect your marriage and money -- From spending addict to money expert -- Getting emotional about your spending -- Triggers and your money personality -- The crisis point -- The fences and budgets -- The twelve recovering spender steps -- Recovering spender step 1: admit that you have a problem -- Recovering spender step 2: get help from the one above -- Recovering spender step 3: admit your spending to someone else -- Recovering spender step 4: make a list of all the people to whom you are in debt -- Recovering spender step 5: take an inventory of your spending -- Recovering spender step 6: set your new budget -- Recovering spender step 7: create your boundaries -- Recovering spender step 8: declutter your life to regain your joy -- Recovering spender step 9: declutter your finances -- Recovering spender step 10: do an expense audit -- Recovering spender step 11: get out of debt now! -- Recovering spender step 12: curb your spending and define your values -- The credit card experiment -- Welcome to recovery.