consumption (economics)

This anthology explores the impact of consumerism on society, describing how consumerism affects health, how capitalist countries grow older chronologically but younger in their behavior, how media contributes to a "buying mood," and how the invisible costs of development destroy nature's processes.

With the ten secrets for wise spending revealed in this book, readers gain the tools to both afford their expenses and save more cash. In addition to budgeting, teens learn to shop smart, accurately judging affordability, discerning needs vs. wants, identifying value, and calculating the true cost of an item.

A series of essays that express various perspectives on the impact of consumerism on the economy, society, and the environment.

Explores budgeting for teens, including how to make your own budget, evaluating your financial goals and priorities, banking, saving money, making smart spending decisions, and the benefits and dangers of using credit cards.

Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to how people buy and sell goods.

The authors discuss their ideas on creating a sustainable economic plan.

Kerri Leonard and Christopher Greenslate recount their efforts to change the way they think about food and the food industry by trying to eat on one dollar a day, as well as their attempts to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet on a limited budget and to try and live off the national food stamp allotment of $4.13 a day.

An introduction to spending that explains what it is; discusses how money works, building credit, keeping a budget, technology, and other related topics; and includes information on how to comparison shop.

Young readers will learn about spending money in a responsible way and also how to make a budget.