Steps. 1  1. Figure out how bad it really is. Take the quiz below, adding up every time you answered yes. 2  2. Do not feel bad about not reading the digital avalanche of email, blog posts, or web content. You'll never be caught up and that's okay. 3  3. Don't read everything word for word.
Consumerism as a social and economic order and ideology encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing amounts.ance Packard worked to change the meaning of the term consumerism from a positive word about consumer practices to a negative word meaning excessive materialism and waste. The ads for his 1960 book The Waste Makers prominently featured the word consumerism in a negative way.
DEFINITION of 'Consumer Goods'. Products that are purchased for consumption by the average consumer. Alternatively called final goods, consumer goods are the end result of production and manufacturing and are what a consumer will see on the store shelf. Clothing, food, automobiles and jewelry are all examples of consumer goods.